Danny Espinosa has been playing with a broken wrist since April

By Craig CalcaterraMay 24, 2013, 5:02 PM EST
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Since that series against the Braves, specifically. The one in which he said he wasn’t impressed by them. Guess he meant it, because one of the Braves pitchers broke his friggin’ wrist and he apparently didn’t take notice of it:

He has bone chips, apparently, and the team is not going to DL him. He will get some time off, however.

It has clearly affected him. He missed a few days after that April 14th game, but since coming back on April 20 he has hit .158/.181/.267.  Or maybe that’s just the messed up shoulder he has been knowingly playing with all year.  Guy is a mess, yet he’s still played in 39 of the Nats’ 47 games.

No, Kirk Gibson and Kevin Towers. You can’t have him, no matter how much you beg.

Braves shutting down Mike Soroka for 4-5 days due to shoulder problems

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By Craig CalcaterraFeb 22, 2019, 1:44 PM EST
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Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports that Braves starter Mike Soroka will be shut down for the next 4-5 days due to renewed soreness in his right shoulder.

Soroka is not presently listed in the top five of the Braves depth chart at starter, but is nonetheless an enormously talented pitcher who, at some point this season, was likely to figure into their plans. He was supposed to figure in more largely than he did last season, but after an impressive debut he missed the entire second half with shoulder problems, making only five starts.

There will no doubt be a reevaluation of him in the next few days, but this is could bad news for the Braves’ pitching depth.