Tigers' Jacob Turner having 'dead-arm period'

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Read the link I posted.

Dead arm is common, every pitcher gets it at some point.

Verlander did back in 05.

If he is over worked in spring training to the point that his arm is dead, then maybe he should move to the bull pen. It isn't the same as a young pitcher wearing out in the second half of the season. I would trade him while he still has value. Let someone else get his dead arm going again. Maybe we can get a CF'er that can hit.

Thank god you aren't a GM.

 

[uofmpoweri]

If I was the GM he would have already been gone. I've seen too many pitching prospects flop. Even the good ones aren't that great. For every Verlander or Kershaw There are 50 Nate Cornejo, Bondermans, and porcellos.

 

[jimrice]

Trading players when their value is low? It's not like Turner is expected to be a key part of the 2012 team. Patience is better than panic.

 

[mjsb2]

If I was the GM he would have already been gone. I've seen too many pitching prospects flop. Even the good ones aren't that great. For every Verlander or Kershaw There are 50 Nate Cornejo, Bondermans, and porcellos.

Which is why you aren't the GM.

Teams need prospects, you can't trade everyone you get, it doesn't work.

 

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If I was the GM he would have already been gone. I've seen too many pitching prospects flop. Even the good ones aren't that great. For every Verlander or Kershaw There are 50 Nate Cornejo, Bondermans, and porcellos.

If you were our GM, every other GM would be on the phone trying to rape our farm system dry because you want to dump your #1 prospect over nothing, a single report of tired arm.

 

[buddyboy2121]

This is why you trade prospects when their value is highest. When stuff like this happens their stock drops almost entirely.

 

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This is why you trade prospects when their value is highest. When stuff like this happens their stock drops almost entirely.

His stock has not dropped "almost entirely".

 

[buddyboy2121]

[quote="Maize&blue21":svcd13x6]This is why you trade prospects when their value is highest. When stuff like this happens their stock drops almost entirely.

His stock has not dropped "almost entirely".[/quote:svcd13x6]If it takes awhile to fully heal this situation could become similar to what happened to Phil Hughes. After his first season in the bigs he pitched great but then he went through a dead arm period and now what is he worth? What GM would want to trade for a pitcher with dead arm? Let's just hope nothing comes of this and he can return to form and continue improving his pitches.

 

[jimrice]

This is why you trade prospects when their value is highest. When stuff like this happens their stock drops almost entirely.

No regular team can compete without cheap talent. Longterm, the Tigers are a team that needs entry level contracts to be competitive. Detroit is not New York. The method you advocate would be a disaster here.

 

[mjsb2]

This is why you trade prospects when their value is highest. When stuff like this happens their stock drops almost entirely.

You guys are acting like he's set to get TJ surgery.

Dead arm is common during ST, and it is something pretty much every pitcher experiences.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/03/detroit_tigers_jacob_turner_pr.html
Detroit Tigers' Jacob Turner progressing well, still no timeline for his return.
from Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

Jacob Turner was just optioned to Toledo 3/26.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://beck.mlblogs.com/2012/03/26/t...t-five-others/
Tigers option Jacob Turner, send out five others.
from Jason Beck's Tigers blog