Eric Hurley Done for the Year

by Kinslerhomer on Jan 21, 2009 2:53 PM EST

Hurley out for the year with a torn rotator cuff:

Update: which also included work to fix a frayed labrum.

Starting pitcher Eric Hurley has undergone surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff, two club officials said, and won't pitch this season. A tear was discovered Tuesday in the right arm of the former top prospect, who made his major-league debut last season. He pitched for about five weeks until landing on the disabled list with shoulder soreness. He was considered a strong candidate to be in the Rangers' rotation in 2009.

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One step closer

to Neftali Feliz.

by Daniel Plainview on Jan 21, 2009 3:44 PM EST reply actions

WOOT WOOT!

Yes please. Bring on the Feliz!

by joltinjoe on Jan 21, 2009 3:52 PM EST reply actions

Rush him.........

and you’ll have another Jose Capellan on your hands!

by Jay212033 on Jan 21, 2009 5:41 PM EST up reply actions

WTF Dude

how can you be EXCITED about a prospect (one of your own!) getting hurt?

I can see how a season-ending injury to a rivals best player would help you and, maybe, if your team had a bad player who your manager wouldn’t bench, I can see how that players injury could make you a little happy. But how the crap can you be thrilled about your own prospect getting hurt?
Its not like him pitching poorly was going to hurt the team, if he sucked (and their were better options) he would be down in AAA.

WTF…
You people are nuts!

by nms on Jan 21, 2009 7:15 PM EST up reply actions

Not all of us, just that guy is nuts.

"No... JD has been exposed as a kid who trades his remote-controlled helicopters for paper airplanes, then fails to consider the feelings of the paper airplane when he refolded it into a hat." -Telegraph.

by Kinslerhomer on Jan 21, 2009 7:21 PM EST up reply actions

Maybe he is an opposing fan

and does want Texas to rush him and possibly screw him up?

If not he is an idiot

by laxtonto on Jan 21, 2009 7:47 PM EST up reply actions

Stick a fork in him

Odds are very high he’ll never again be a significant contributor. See: Windsor, Jason.

Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"

by PaulThomas on Jan 21, 2009 4:26 PM EST reply actions

yep.

by Kinslerhomer on Jan 21, 2009 4:27 PM EST up reply actions

Toast

Rotator Cuff AND Labrum? I think most of us would vomit looking at an MRI of his shoulder. Probably looks like spaghetti.

by alskor on Jan 21, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions

Yep

and I was expecting another Rick Helling as a solid cog in the 3 or 4 spot for a few years.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Jan 22, 2009 12:16 AM EST up reply actions

so much for him being better than the DVD trio from years back

that was BA a couple of years ago on Hurley’s banwagon.

by Bravesin07 on Jan 21, 2009 5:02 PM EST reply actions

Texas has a big pile of horse spit to show

for those four. Except for Hamilton of course

Don't believe the lies Bill!!!! look at the sparkly ERA!!! Sparkly, Sparkly!!! - McCovey Chronicles

by Trenchtown on Jan 21, 2009 6:56 PM EST up reply actions

Well, McCarthy has pitched pretty well when heathy,

of couse that hasn’t been very often and Diamond’s a good sleeper this year now back and fully healthy from TJ and bone spurs(ankle).

by Kinslerhomer on Jan 21, 2009 7:18 PM EST up reply actions

really?

the only year he threw over 100 innings for Texas (hell, the only year he threw over 22 innings) he had an ERA+ of only 93. Not terrible but hardly “pretty well”

by nms on Jan 21, 2009 7:21 PM EST up reply actions