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Wainwright Elbow Injury Derails Cardinals Season

St. Louis Cardinals 6-foot-7 pitching ace Wainwright has more than just elbow stiffness, in accordance with Yahoo! Sports. The right-hander will be out for all of 2011 and some of next year while rehabilitating from elbow surgery. The Wainwright injury and the state of Albert Pujols’ contract could possibly be sign of very dark times for a proud St. Louis Cardinals franchise. Article source – Adam Wainwright injury could hasten Pujols exit in St. Louis by Newsytype.com.

St. Louis issues after Adam Wainwright announcement

The Wainwright elbow injury was confirmed by the St. Louis Cardinals that will require a Tommy John Surgery, or an ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction as it is otherwise known as. A tendon will be taken from the foot, knee, hamstring or forearm. Then, it will replace the damaged elbow ligament. “Tommy John” refers to previous Major League pitcher Tommy John, who in 1974 was the first professional athlete to undergo the then-experimental operation. In Jupiter, Fla., there is the St. Louis Cardinals‘ training facility. The prognosis for Wainwright was confirmed Thursday. A working elbow is essential for the pitcher that is 29. This is because the curveball is what he is known for. Without Wainwright’s Cy Young-caliber pitching (39 wins over the past 2 seasons) in the Cardinals rotation in this year, the team will rely heavily on contributions from starting pitchers Chris Carpenter, Kyle Lohse, Jaime Garcia and Jake Westbrook. Team manager Tony La Russa told the media he does not expect the Cardinals to fill the vacant spot in the five-man rotation via trades or free agency.

“The answer is here,” said La Russa, indicating Lance Lynn, P. J. Walters, Ian Snell and Kyle McClellan are all viable candidates to fill Wainwright’s slot.

St. Louis could possibly be out of contention by July

It’s unlikely that Pujols will re-sign the St. Louis Cardinals if a replacement for Wainwright does not show up for this year. As future Hall-of-Famer Pujols is maintaining the no-trade provisions of his contract, it can be difficult for the team to trade him mid-season. When it comes to public relations, there would be severe problems with Pujols leaving considering supporters would take it as a sign that there is no hope for this year. The Cardinals’ only hope is that Pujols could be willing to drop his no-trade clause so they can trade him to a team that will offer the Cardinals maximum value and be willing to sign the 31-year-old Pujols to the 10-year, $30 million per year contract he wants.

Citations

Fox Sports

msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Adam-Wainwright-injury-St-Louis-Cardinals-tommy-john-possible-022311

Wikipedia entry for Tommy John surgery

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_John_surgery

Yahoo! Sports

sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=txcardinalswainwrighto

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