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Betances hopes to return to SI soon

We’ve got, courtesy of loyal reading Marc Resnick, a Dellin Betances sighting. According to an article a PinstripesPlus.com (subscription required), Betances is set to throw a bullpen session today and hopes to return to Staten Island before the season ends in a few weeks. Hopefully, my unfounded idle speculation surrounding the state of his elbow is just incorrect musings of a wondering mind.

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ShawnT says:

August 9, 2007 at 12:58 pm

Sweeeeeeeet, the thought of TJ Surgery would have been a real blow.

jake t says:

August 9, 2007 at 2:07 pm

Knock on wood

dan says:

August 9, 2007 at 2:30 pm

were his control problems a result of the elbow? he walked 2.7/9 last year and it shot up to 6.12/9 before the injury in 6 starts this year

Joseph P. says:

August 9, 2007 at 3:10 pm

I would say so, Dan. Elbow woes are usually connected to control issues, not velocity issues.

Gibb says:

August 9, 2007 at 3:14 pm

Not related to Betances, but I was wondering what you thought Chamerblain’s usage is going to be like in the majors.

From what I understand he’ll be used similarily to 96 Mo, in that it will be for multiple innings, but at a lower frequency.

My question concerns this frequency– a day off, two days off? How long in btw outings would you guess?

dan says:

August 9, 2007 at 4:16 pm

i dont think they’ll use him back to back unless they absolutely have to. pitching multiple days in a row is probably the worst thing you can do to a pitchers arm outside of throwing 200 sliders in a row

steve says:

August 9, 2007 at 5:14 pm

pheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew … please be true.