Sheets to DL; Balfour, Parra up; Spurling bereavement leave

[shelmark]

per ESPN. Looks like Parra will be active.

 

 

(title --1992casey)

[ryanbraun75]

i believe that parra will start then maybe? But i can't wait to hear all of the ESPN and Baseball Tonight guys tell us that the brewers are done and won't win the division anymore. The depth that we have will allow us to win even without our ace.

[MarquesJohnson2000]

Balfour called up along with Parra

 

www.jsonline.com/watch/?w...7&id=26448

[Mike Felder]

So when Spurling comes back (which I'm assuming will be before Sheets) who gets sent back down? Parra or Balfour?

 

Also, darn. We do not need injuries ever, but especially now with the Cubs being hot. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif

[rluzinski]

If Sheets is fine after the 15 day DL (which is probably a fair guess), I think the Brewers are fine. If he's out for an extended period, this really hurts the Brewers.

 

All these little injuries are adding up.

[Weeks4MVP]

At least the article said that there was no further damage. That's the best news out of the situation.

[patrickgpe]

i would guess balfour would go back when spurling is ready, Melvin has said in the past that Parra is the next pitcher to get called up. He is another lefty option in the pen as well with helps his cause.

[RU Rah Rah]

I figured it would be a trip to the DL for Benny after what he said yesterday about not being able to grip the ball.

[rluzinski]

Cappy missed 4 starts after going on the 15 day DL. Is that basically the minimum Sheets could miss?

[bork]

15 days puts Sheets comeback right after the double-header. So I count 3 starts until then. If Gallardo starts all three, that only leaves him with about 8 more starts in Aug/Sept/Oct. Parra has as many innings as Gallardo right now, and is probably under a tigher limit, so he's probably in the pen.

 

Does Villaneuva get the call if they are really worried about watching Parra and Gallardo's innings?

[RyDogg66]

If Sheets comes back in exactly 15 days from his injury he could miss just 2 starts.

[KRM17]

What does this do to the chances of dealing Vargas etc.?

[shelmark]

One of the effects of this is that we have a thinning list of possible replacements for Cappy if he continues to struggle. Maybe this Oxspring fellow would get a shot. At least we don't have to watch his innings, and sometimes these older guys can come up and be effective for awhile until they get figured out. That might help when we go against the same teams over and over again in the Central.

[1992casey]

Let's get this into one thread.

 

Feel free to copy/paste. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif