Buy or sale Kershaw and Darvish

mbuser   3/31/2014 8:24 PM

I don't have long-term concerns for either, and I'm not sure either's owners are in panic mode. If you are buying, what's the discount?

jphanned   3/31/2014 8:54 PM

Via Buster Olney:

But he can’t really throw the way he needs to, can’t really cut loose, because of a problem with the teres major muscle in his back. So Kershaw -- who was placed on the disabled list Saturday -- decided to simulate the physical exertion required in a start. Early in the afternoon, he ran sprints across left field in Petco Park, one after another, 25 in all; he held a stopwatch, to aid in the timing of his work. 

But by 1 p.m. -- four hours before the scheduled first pitch -- a lot of the heavy lifting of his day was over. All he can do is work and heal and wait and root for his teammates, because he cannot pitch right now and there is much uncertainty about when he will pitch again. 

"Whatever it is, we're going to take the time to get it right," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. 

Andrew Cashner, who started against the Dodgers on Sunday night, suffered an injury similar to Kershaw's two years ago and missed two months. Jurickson Profar, the Rangers second baseman, also has been dealing with the same sort of problem that ails Kershaw, and he will miss a lot of the first half of this season. 

Those timelines don’t necessarily apply to Kershaw, but as Mattingly explained, the left-hander cannot cut the ball loose the way he wants to without feeling discomfort -- and until he can, the Dodgers will wait. 

I'd be at least somewhat concerned that this could potentially cost him at least a decent chunk of time given the timelines of Cashner and Profar, who both suffered similar injuries. 

mbuser   3/31/2014 9:04 PM

If there is a tear, like with Profar, that's definitely trouble. All indications are that the Dodgers are simply being extremely cautious with him, although the concerns are certainly not lessening. I guess the "what's the discount" question particularly applies in his case.

mmassmedia  3/31/2014 10:39 PM

Would be a sale the thing with me. Had already read the Olney article prior to posting. I think that is why I ask. I went pitching heavy in one league and own both. I know against the popular thought process but has seem to work for me in the past.