The Pirates are shutting down lefty reliever Tim Mayza for six weeks, director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk informs reporters (including Colin Beazley of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Alex Stumpf of MLB.com). The southpaw went on the 15-day injured list over the weekend with a lat strain. Stumpf notes that he’s also dealing with a teres major injury.
A six-week shutdown means Mayza very likely won’t be back until after the All-Star Break. He won’t be cleared to resume throwing until June at the earliest. He’d need multiple bullpen and batting practice sessions before heading on a minor league rehab assignment. A transfer to the 60-day IL is all but assured.
Mayza signed a one-year, $1.15MM free agent deal in February. He’d had a decent run with the Yankees after being released by the Blue Jays. Mayza had been tagged for an 8.03 earned run average across 35 appearances with Toronto. He allowed an even four earned runs per nine through 18 innings in the Bronx, striking out 12 against three walks. The Yanks non-tendered him anyhow, but the solid finish got him a roster spot in Pittsburgh. Mayza looked good in the early going, striking out eight amidst 9 1/3 frames of three-run ball.
The Bucs still have three left-handers in their bullpen. Ryan Borucki and Caleb Ferguson are working in the middle innings, while Joey Wentz can pitch as the long man. Borucki has allowed four earned runs through 10 innings. Ferguson has worked 11 innings of two-run ball. Wentz has surrendered three earned over 12 2/3 frames.
Wow. There go their playoff chances
Playoff chances left a long time ago when they traded Ortiz and replaced him with that bum Heaney.
Yeah. Ortiz ran into the Yankees today
Heaney got the Angels
I figured this was coming.
Heaney vs Yankees 7 innings 10 strike outs 1 run
Good time for them to call-up Hunter Stratton right about now.
Where’s Hunter
Waiting for that RichardJarzynka to pin the blame on the fans for Mayza being injured. “Pittsburgh is not a baseball town” is going to be his reason for Mayza’s IL stint.
Right after the standard, “But Nutting is losing millions” spiel
Nutting made 3rd most $ of any baseball owner. He can afford to make Pittsburgh a baseball town.
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Where is the evidence that Pittsburgh is a good market for baseball?
The Pirates went to the playoffs for the third straight season and won the second most games in MLB in 2015 – and were 9th 0f 15 NL teams in attendance. The Brewers, with a record of 68-94, had a higher attendance than the Pirates.
The Pirates won their division in 1990, 1991, and 1992 and could not sell out National League Championship Series games.
The Pirates were consistently one of the very best teams in baseball throughout the 1970s and attendance was always dismal.
What is the evidence for Pittsburgh being a good market for baseball?
I already told you before. You either aren’t smart enough to understand or just like running your mouth. Welcome to the internet you fit in perfect. I’m not being a mean smart as. It’s demographics 101. Basic as it gets. You either have too low intelligence or like running your mouth. Will try one more time.
One of MLB smallest cities with one of the smallest ball parks isn’t supposed to have high attendance. 9 out of 15 is fantastic. After 20 straight years of losing and with possibly the worst owner in sports it was incredible.
It’s too good of a baseball town. 20 straight losing years should have had a bigger impact. Fans quit. Their kids never became fans. Their kids never became fans. Now you had another 10 years of hopelessness. But if the hated Nutting would have fired Shelton and signed any outfielder not named Pham over 2m would have showed up. Instead it’s another projected losing season. Every fan knows Nutting Williams Cherington Shelton are all awful. Absolute garbage. But 1.6 1.7 1.8 million people will show up to see hopefully a 70 win team that will finish next to last or last. That’s some impressive attendance. That’s a baseball town. Key word town because compared to many cities it is a town.
He Mayza be fine after 6 weeks. But Mayza not.
Mayza not bad but a Toyota would still be going.
6 weeks?
More like Juneza