Post by inspectorjj on Apr 15, 2007 11:14:31 GMT -5
Houston — Astros righthander Jason Jennings, who was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday and sent to visit team doctors in Houston, will be placed on the 15-day disabled list with tendinitis in his right elbow's flexor tendon.
"That's probably good news," manager Phil Garner said of the results. "Tendinitis is better than (an injury to the) ligaments, obviously. It appears that the ligaments are intact and no issues there. He'll take medication. He'll have to be DL'd. He'll miss a few starts, and we'll get him going back again. If he's injured, this is probably good news right now."
After undergoing an MRI and meeting with Astros physicians Dr. Tom Mehlhoff and Dr. David Lintner on Saturday, Jennings, 28, learned he likely will miss two or three starts.
"Certainly the fact that there's no ligament damage is a positive, but he does have an issue in the elbow that hopefully we can get through and miss a few starts and get him back on board," Astros general manager Tim Purpura said. "I talked to Jason this afternoon, and he sounded really good and very optimistic about coming back."
Because it appears a storm might force today's game with the Phillies to be postponed, Purpura and Garner are waiting to make a decision on their corresponding roster move.
If the series finale is postponed, the Astros can use Wandy Rodriguez to start Monday and Chris Sampson on Tuesday against Florida at Minute Maid Park and then go with Roy Oswalt and Woody Williams on regular rest Wednesday and Thursday in the two-game set at Cincinnati.
If today's game is indeed rained out, the Astros won't need another starter until Friday at Miller Park against the Milwaukee Brewers.
If that's the case, they can call up a reliever from the minors instead of a starter and then call up a starter Friday if they decide against starting Brian Moehler.
If the game isn't rained out in Philadelphia, the Astros will need another starter by Tuesday, at the latest.
"We're not in any particular jam right now," Garner said. "We still have a fresh bullpen. We're still OK from a bullpen standpoint. We're not pushed to make a move tonight, pending weather.
"They're saying there's 100 percent chance of just rotten weather (today). We'll see what happens at the end of (today). We're not in need of anything. Our staff is OK, so we're OK from that standpoint."
jesus.ortiz@chron.com
"That's probably good news," manager Phil Garner said of the results. "Tendinitis is better than (an injury to the) ligaments, obviously. It appears that the ligaments are intact and no issues there. He'll take medication. He'll have to be DL'd. He'll miss a few starts, and we'll get him going back again. If he's injured, this is probably good news right now."
After undergoing an MRI and meeting with Astros physicians Dr. Tom Mehlhoff and Dr. David Lintner on Saturday, Jennings, 28, learned he likely will miss two or three starts.
"Certainly the fact that there's no ligament damage is a positive, but he does have an issue in the elbow that hopefully we can get through and miss a few starts and get him back on board," Astros general manager Tim Purpura said. "I talked to Jason this afternoon, and he sounded really good and very optimistic about coming back."
Because it appears a storm might force today's game with the Phillies to be postponed, Purpura and Garner are waiting to make a decision on their corresponding roster move.
If the series finale is postponed, the Astros can use Wandy Rodriguez to start Monday and Chris Sampson on Tuesday against Florida at Minute Maid Park and then go with Roy Oswalt and Woody Williams on regular rest Wednesday and Thursday in the two-game set at Cincinnati.
If today's game is indeed rained out, the Astros won't need another starter until Friday at Miller Park against the Milwaukee Brewers.
If that's the case, they can call up a reliever from the minors instead of a starter and then call up a starter Friday if they decide against starting Brian Moehler.
If the game isn't rained out in Philadelphia, the Astros will need another starter by Tuesday, at the latest.
"We're not in any particular jam right now," Garner said. "We still have a fresh bullpen. We're still OK from a bullpen standpoint. We're not pushed to make a move tonight, pending weather.
"They're saying there's 100 percent chance of just rotten weather (today). We'll see what happens at the end of (today). We're not in need of anything. Our staff is OK, so we're OK from that standpoint."
jesus.ortiz@chron.com
