DeRosa headed to DL
Mark DeRosa, whom the Cardinals acquired in a trade with Cleveland just more than two weeks ago, is headed to the 15-day disabled list with a left wrist strain. DeRosa, who played just three games with the Cardinals before injuring the wrist, was initially thought to be rejoining the Cardinals in Milwaukee tonight for the start of a three-game series. However, after an examination of the wrist on Monday, the team announced this afternoon that he will be moved to the disabled list, retroactive to July 1.
Just yesterday DeRosa said, “I’d love to be able to contribute, but it’s out of my control right now.”
In corresponding moves, the Cardinals have recalled infielder Brian Barden and outfielder Nick Stavinoha from Class AAA Memphis. The Cardinals optioned infielder Tyler Greene to Memphis on Monday.
Starting pitcher Kyle Lohse (right forearm flexor strain) is slated to make a rehab start tonight for Memphis. The team is hopeful Lohse will return to the Cardinals for this weekend’s series against the Chicago Cubs.
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It’s beginning to appear that the Cardinals are jinxed at the third base position???
I would feel sorry for you Mike S. but no, no i dont, you are the stupid one
Now where are all the people who hounded Mo to aquire this guy? Where’s Miklasz and the radio talk show knuckleheads? He’s a career .280 hitter, who’s batting 10 points below his average. He strikes out twice as many times as he walks. He is O for St. Louis, and the Birds didn’t win a game with him in the lineup. Now he’s hurt and missing the two most important series of the season so far. The very series the Cardinals acquired him to be a part of. Could it be he’s not what everyone built him up to be? I think that’s the case. I won’t miss him.
I don’t need a pity party.
I broke one of my own online rules-never to post comments on a posting w/out reading in its entirety. Seen this happen so many times to others, so I get it.
Never again.
I don’t see the big deal. We’re in first place right now, the Brewers and Cubs are panicking, and the Cardinals are only going to get more healthy down the stretch.
Well, the original poster is right in one regard. We played a man down against the Reds because the diagnosis was not made quickly enough. Could have used Stavinoha as a pinch hitter in the game we lost.
Is this move retroactive?
It is just too bad that DeRosa has to sit out for 15 days. What is going to happen next to the Cardinals, perhaps the Brewers or Cubs will hit Pujols on the writs and knock him out.
Eric - admittedly I’m a Cubs fan who checked this article because I like DeRosa, but you should know that the Cubs aren’t panicking. They moved Soriano to the 6-hole because he’s not a true leadoff hitter and is having a crappy year. Bradley is having a crappy year, and so is Soto. Over the course of the year history tells us that Bradley and Soriano will hit. Soto most likely will, but he doesn’t have the history to prove it. Ramirez is back in the lineup and Lee is hitting lights out right now. The Cubs stayed 2 games out with their strongest hitter out of the lineup and 2 of their 4 strongest hitting like total crap.
They have a steady starting rotation that hasn’t had run support in some games, but the bats are now coming alive. Plus Jake Fox is hitting very well off the bench and will be used down the stretch to give Bradley, Soriano, Ramirez, and Lee days off. This lineup is just now hitting its stride - they are not panicking. 2 games out with an upcoming series against St. Louis and all of their heavy hitters and starting rotation healthy is exactly where they want to be.
jfmoyn - lets at least give the guy a fair shake. He didn’t TRY to injure his wrist. He is 0-9 against 3 really, really good pitchers. (Not to mention, that’s way too small of a sample size for anyone to be up in arms.)
He wants to play, he wants to help, he’s a stand up guy can hopefully come back to be an asset to the team in a lot of different ways. The guys still fits perfectly as a cardinal, its just really unfortunate timing to miss some big series’.