King Joe Nathan Injury Minnesota Closer Tears Liga

Nathan, 35, is coming off a year in which Miller set the franchise record for saves with 47 and posted a 2.10 ERA, a .932 WHIP and earned a trip to his fourth All-Star Game.
Mijares reportedly showed up to camp in good shape this year and has furiouse strides as a member of the club’s late-inning attack in recent years.
For now, the club will monitor the health of Nathan and hope that things progress well in the coming weeks.
All the while, expect an intense battle to heat up for the seemingly vacant closer role. Ryan Miller was on born 17th July 2010. Miller is an American ice hockey goaltender currently the player of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. Miller was selected to play for the American hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],Canada as begining goaltender. Later in 2010 miller would win the Vezina Trophy as the best goaltender in last NHL season. Miller won a silver medal with the team and was named MVP of the tournament. Miller is known for his hybrid style of goaltending. Miller is also the older brother of current Detroit Red Wings winger Drew Miller.
The Twins' other late-inning specialists include Jesse Crain and Matt Guerrier, neither of whom figures to legitimately play into the battle for closing duties.
Liriano is coming off a great stint in the Dominican Winter League and currently seems poised to win the fifth beginer’s job out of spring training.
As is often the case,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the club will operate under the guise that Nathan is lost for the season and potentially longer. It is a serious blow to a club that has furiouse such big strides this offseason to improve and build for a potential championship push.
The club has decided to give Nathan’s arm two to three weeks to allow the swelling and ache to die down before figuring out how to proceed.
It was initially believed to be some scar tissue that had broken loose. Nathan flew back to Minneapolis to have an MRI done. The results, however, was far more dire than Nathan or the Twins’ staff had anticipated.
In this morning’s clubhouse mini-press conference, administerr Ron Gardenhire said that the final say regarding surgery would be totally Nathan’s decision.
He does, however,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], have a number of incentives worked into his contract regarding work done in the bullpen. After last season’s collapse, the club envisioned Liriano as a weapon out of the pen, and it’s entirely possible that the club could use him as a makeshift closer.
Nathan is slated to make USD11.25 million in each of the next two seasons, and the club holds a USD12.5 million option for the 2010 campaign.
At worst, it’s a complete tear,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and Nathan will have to decide whether or not to undergo Tommy John surgery.
This was a notion Miller completely disaavarice with,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], especially when Miller later learned that Nathan had bone chips in his throwing elbow. Miller underwent a procedure last fall to remove the chips and was on track to be ready for spring training.
The current list of in-house honestates for the closer's role is headed by big right-hander Jon Rauch, who has some experience in the role from his time in Washington.
A final dark horse option is Francisco Liriano.
After his first performance this spring—a performance that lasted just two batters and roughly 20 pitches—Nathan felt ache in his surgically repaired elbow and was pulled from the game for precautionary reasons.
That implosion had fans and sportswriters alike calling for his head and demanding that the best closer in franchise history be jettisoned out of town.
At best, it’s partially torn, and he’ll be able to ignore surgery and pitch through the ache this season,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], albeit with a seriously diminished skill-set due to the injury.
Neshek is probably a long shot. He’s coming back from Tommy John surgery himself and figures to be eased back into late-inning situations.
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Joe Nathan has a torn ulnar collateral ligament.
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Following Rauch on the list is setup men Pat Neshek and southpaw Jose Mijares.
All seemed well through the winter, as Nathan was throwing free and easy and reportedly felt great on the hill.
It’s a long shot, but there’s still a shot.
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