B.J. Ryan out for the season... (1 Viewer)

[posty]

http://sports.iwon.com/news/05102007/v8101.html

TORONTO (AP) -Blue Jays closer B.J. Ryan will miss the season after having Tommy John surgery on his left elbow Thursday, a major blow to Toronto's hopes.

Ryan, who signed a $47 million, five-year contract before the 2006 season, is expected to ready for spring training next year.

Ryan was 0-2 with three saves and a 12.46 ERA in five games this season. Last year, he was 2-2 with a 1.37 ERA and 38 saves in his first season since leaving Baltimore as a free agent.

Dr. Timothy Kremchek, the Reds' team doctor, performed the ligament surgery in Cincinnati.

Ryan initially felt soreness in March during spring training. After two weeks of rest and rehabilitation, he resumed throwing.

Ryan felt worse after a game April 14 against Detroit. He was placed on the disabled list the next day for the first time in his nine-year career.

Later, Ryan flew to Birmingham, Ala., to see renowned surgeon Dr. James Andrews, who confirmed there were no ligament tears in Ryan's left elbow. At the time, Ryan was expected to miss six weeks.

 

[Green94]

wtf

 

[cobalt_27]

Who's going to close the balance of the season now? Is it Accardo?

 

[BoomBoom]

Pretty sure Accardo is getting the next crack. They haven't had a sv opp in over a week, but the last time Frasor/Accardo pitched in the same game Frasor pitched the 8th and Accardo pitched the 9th. I'd grab Accardo if he was avail - I've had him rostered since Frasor started getting roughed up.

 

[schlesinj]

Pretty sure Accardo is getting the next crack. They haven't had a sv opp in over a week, but the last time Frasor/Accardo pitched in the same game Frasor pitched the 8th and Accardo pitched the 9th. I'd grab Accardo if he was avail - I've had him rostered since Frasor started getting roughed up.

With B.J. Ryan (elbow) out for the season and Jason Frasor struggling, Accardo tops Toronto's closer depth chart, the team's official site reports.Spin: Accardo was tabbed by both manager John Gibbons and GM J.P. Riccardi as a replacement, but neither wanted to commit to naming just one. "We'll give Accardo a chance," Ricciardi said. "I think [Casey] Janssen and [scott] Downs will get a chance to do it at some point. We'll see. We'll probably just go with whoever is hot. I think if we named someone right now, it wouldn't be fair to the player that hasn't done it." It looks like this will be a closer-by-committee situation to start, but Accardo appears likely to get the most opportunities.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Accardo in now with a 5-1 lead in the 9th

EDIT: struck out the side against the top of the D-Rays order.