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Following the game, the Rays put Matt Garza on the 15-day disabled list with radial nerve irritation and recalled Jae Kuk Ryu from Durham.
Ryu will be in the bullpen the next few days but won’t make the next scheduled start. The Rays didn’t say it, but I can’t imagine Sunday’s start against the Orioles going to anyone but Jeff Niemann. He’s on the 40-man roster, he impressed the team in spring training and he’s on the same schedule as Garza.
“We’re just going to go this route for the short-term,” Joe Maddon said of the Ryu move.
As for Garza, he was upset, frustrated, you name it. This is something he has dealt with in the past, including this spring, but has always been able to suck it up. Not this time.
“I’ve usually been able to get through it, just kind of pitch through it and wear the pain and get it right after the game and get my work in,” said Garza. “This time it was just real bad – I knew something was up.”
Garza decided he was doing nothing but hurting the team by staying on the mound and trying to muscle up his pitches with pain on the outside of his arm and his hand feeling numb. Still, he seemed to be having a hard time accepting going on the DL.
“I’ve never missed a start in my life,” he said. “I’ve always been able to game up and go at it, no matter how tired I was or how bad I felt.”
Posted by Casey Brown, Bradenton on 04/09 at 01:34 AM
I know it has only been one spring training and two starts, but I have not been very impressed with Matt Garza.
Now he says he has had this type of pain and pitched thru it, but never told anybody. That’s not good news. Also,
His former Twins buddy Bartlett is a right handed version of Ben Zobrist -
no hit avg. shortstop. I would like Young and Harris back please. Go ahead Chuck in Auburndale, rip me.
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Posted by Holly, st pete on 04/09 at 03:12 PM
Why bring up Ryu, NO ONE wants to see him. They need to quit recycling players that the fans do not want and call up someone with a future and who will put fans in the seats. There is not one fan who would say “hey Ryu is pitching tonight, lets go watch” If they call up Niemann or Price or any of the bonus babys we are waiting for people will pay to go see them.