First Injuries: Brown with Knee Soreness, Grilli to be MRI'd

Must be baseball season.

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looks like antonetti is doing a better job with the guys that get hurt. this bodes well for next year when he has full control.

by Brick. on Mar 5, 2010 1:49 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

First page of google image search for “The ballad of Jordan Brown”

by APV on Mar 5, 2010 1:54 PM EST reply actions

Wow, Jordan Brown is old.

by odradek on Mar 5, 2010 9:57 PM EST up reply actions

That was obviously Cash’s Keith Richards phase.

Or is Keith Richards having a very long Johnny Cash/Bitter Tears phase?

STBNL

by emd2k3 on Mar 8, 2010 9:47 AM EST up reply actions

Hoynsie tweeting that Brown has torn miniscus

"Nobody ever thinks, 'Hey, maybe I’m actually an idiot.'" - Jay

by woodsmeister on Mar 6, 2010 11:39 AM EST reply actions

Brown, torn miniscus, out 4-8 weeks. Grilli, torn quadriceps (!), out for season.

by APV on Mar 6, 2010 1:55 PM EST reply actions

per Castro

by APV on Mar 6, 2010 1:56 PM EST up reply actions

I see this as good news. One less reason to pretend that he was competing for a roster spot, plus we don’t have to listen to certain fans whining about him.

Branyan signing looks smarter. Top 15 prospect ranking looks dumber.

by Jay on Mar 6, 2010 3:12 PM EST up reply actions

Ha ha, very funny. But I agree.

by dgcambridge on Mar 6, 2010 3:21 PM EST up reply actions

Sad for Brown, though. Timing couldn’t be much worse for him.

by APV on Mar 6, 2010 4:54 PM EST up reply actions

Again, I’m not sure I see how it matters. The guy needs to really tear it up at Triple-A before he gets a real shot anywhere. I guess this prevents him from doing that, but the timing would be worse if it were during the season.

by Jay on Mar 7, 2010 1:35 AM EST up reply actions

I guess I see Spring Training as the one time when front office, player development, and coaching people are all together. If you want to generate some buzz for yourself or interest from other teams, it seems like the best place to do it. And instead, Brown will begin the year on a rehab assignment before getting stationed in Columbus.

by APV on Mar 8, 2010 8:10 AM EST up reply actions

It’s not like he’s below the radar, though. There’s no need to attract attention when you’re already on the 40-man roster.

by Jay on Mar 8, 2010 8:45 AM EST up reply actions

The guy needs to really tear it up

Isn’t that what he did?

Is this the whale section?

by sarcasmdave on Mar 8, 2010 3:03 PM EST up reply actions

Not really. He was good, but with age and repeating a level factored in, he wasn’t a monster. His 2007 season is actually more impressive.

by Brad D on Mar 9, 2010 3:09 AM EST up reply actions

I think he meant, Brown literally tore it up.

by Jay on Mar 9, 2010 4:44 AM EST up reply actions

So Brown, presumably, will go on the disabled list at AAA Columbus. Right?

But what about Grilli? He’s not on a roster. Do the Indians have any obligation to him? Does MLB? Does he get health benefits for being in a MLB camp? Or, if the Indians just let him go home, is Grilli just on his own?

by Deep South Ken on Mar 6, 2010 6:39 PM EST up reply actions

Well, he was signed to a minor league deal with an invite. So he still has a contract. I take it he goes to extended spring training/rehab/minor league DL. But he still is contractually tied to the Indians. Perhaps there is an injury settlement buyout. But given the good history the Indians have with injured/often injured players, Grilli will be fine and taken care of.

by JRontherim on Mar 7, 2010 5:45 AM EST up reply actions

When a player is signed to a Minor League contract and invited to Spring Training, and he gets hurt for the year like Jason Grilli, who pays for the surgery? Also, will he get paid by the Indians this year, whatever his Minor League contract stipulates, or will he get nothing?
— Rich S., Columbus, Ohio

The Indians will foot the bill on both fronts, Rich. Grilli signed a Minor League deal that will pay him $17,500 a month.

Castro’s Mailbox.

by afh4 on Mar 9, 2010 11:51 AM EST up reply actions