SB Nation St. Louis - Chris Carpenter Injury: Cardinals Ace Will Have Surgery, Miss Rest Of 2012https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49009/stl-fave.png2012-07-20T11:44:44-05:00http://stlouis.sbnation.com/rss/stream/26254082012-07-20T11:44:44-05:002012-07-20T11:44:44-05:00Chris Carpenter Injury: Cardinals RHP Underwent Successful Surgery, 2-3 Month Rehab Begins Soon
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<p><a href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">St. Louis Cardinals</a> starter Chris Carpenter <a href="http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120719&content_id=35210682&vkey=pr_stl&c_id=stl" target="_blank">underwent successful thoracic outlet surgery on Thursday</a> in Dallas, Texas, and in the next few days he will begin a two-to-three month rehabilitation process, according to an update from the Cardinals' official team website. The 37-year-old veteran pitcher is entering the final year of his deal with the Cardinals in 2012-13, in which he is slated to make $10.5 million.</p>
<p><i>Related: <a href="http://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/6/29/3127347/chris-carpenter-injury-update-cardinals/in/2625408">Chris Carpenter Injury Update: Carpenter Diagnosed With Rare Syndrome</a></i></p>
<p>Here is what Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak told the team website <a href="http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120719&content_id=35210682&vkey=pr_stl&c_id=stl" target="_blank">after the procedure</a>:</p>
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<p>"We are pleased with today's results and Chris will soon return to St. Louis to begin his rehab," said Cardinals Sr. Vice President/General Manager <strong><em>John Mozeliak</em></strong>. "We look forward to seeing Chris around the ballpark during his recovery." </p>
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https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/7/20/3172303/chris-carpenter-injury-cardinals-surgery-rehab-2-3-monthsSteve von Horn2012-07-19T12:00:39-05:002012-07-19T12:00:39-05:00Chris Carpenter Injury Update: Cardinals Pitcher To Undergo Season-Ending Surgery On Thursday
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<p>On Thursday, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">St. Louis Cardinals</a> starter Chris Carpenter is <a href="http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/notebook-layoff-compromised-berkman-s-bat-speed/article_042c56aa-88f3-5853-877d-5f517d18faf1.html" target="_blank">scheduled to undergo season-ending surgery</a> in Dallas to address the thoracic outlet syndrome-related issues in his shoulder that have plagued him all season long. The news comes via Joe Strauss of the<i> St. Louis Post-Dispatch</i> who reported in the notes of his recent column that <a href="http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/notebook-layoff-compromised-berkman-s-bat-speed/article_042c56aa-88f3-5853-877d-5f517d18faf1.html">Carpenter's surgery</a> is scheduled for Thursday. </p>
<p><i>Related: <a href="http://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/6/29/3127347/chris-carpenter-injury-update-cardinals/in/2625408">Chris Carpenter Injury Update: Carpenter Diagnosed With Rare Syndrome</a></i></p>
<p>If all goes well with the procedure, his rehabilitation is expected to take at least six months, which means the 37-year-old hurler has a long road back to fulfill the final year of his deal with the Cardinals in 2012-13. He is slated to make $10.5 million next season.</p>
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https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/7/19/3169940/chris-carpenter-injury-update-cardinals-surgery-season-endingSteve von Horn2012-07-04T09:40:16-05:002012-07-04T09:40:16-05:00Chris Carpenter Injury News Stokes St. Louis Cardinals Trade Rumors
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">St. Louis Cardinals</a> hadn't yet relied on Chris Carpenter at any point in the 2012 season, but news that 2011's ace would miss yet another full season has returned trade rumors to the front of our news cycle anyway. <span>Zack Greinke</span> and <span>Wandy Rodriguez</span> are<a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Chris-Carpenter-St-Louis-Cardinals-John-Mozeliak-Peter-Bourjos-Colby-Rasmus-070312" target="_blank"> Ken Rosenthal's first suggestions</a>, and reasonable ones; the Cardinals have plenty of prospects with which to make a move on a player as big as Greinke, and enough of a rapport with new <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.crawfishboxes.com/">Astros</a> GM Jeff Luhnow to make a smooth trade for Rodriguez. </p>↵<p>As for whether they <i>need</i> to make a trade, I can't say their rotation has been going so badly in Carpenter's absence, but having both <span>Lance Lynn</span> and <span>Joe Kelly</span> among their five starters leaves them without rotation depth and with a significant amount of downside risk, and <span>Shelby Miller's</span> struggles since being promoted to AAA Memphis leave the Cardinals without an internal upgrade opportunity. </p>↵<p>There's almost a month's worth of speculation still on tap, and now that Carpenter's injured we should prepare to hear all of it.</p>↵↵
https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/7/4/3136995/chris-carpenter-injury-cardinals-trade-rumorsDan Moore2012-07-03T16:53:03-05:002012-07-03T16:53:03-05:00Chris Carpenter Injury: Cardinals' RHP Will Undergo Surgery, Miss Rest Of 2012 Season
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<p>Injured <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Cardinals</a> starter Chris Carpenter is <a href="http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/article_0b08d3d4-c528-11e1-99a7-0019bb30f31a.html">going to have surgery on his shoulder</a> in order to address the thoracic outlet syndrome-related issues that have been bothering him for months. The surgery ends any possibility of a return to the Cardinals during the 2012 season.</p>
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<p>Surgery to alleviate Carpenter's thoracic outlet syndrome is now considered a necessity, whether or not he pitched this season. Given the halting pace of his return from a condition that has plagued him since spring training, Carpenter has opted to seek the procedure sooner than later in order to optimize his chances of pitching next February. A date for the surgery has not been announced.</p>
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<div style="overflow: hidden; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><i>Related: <a href="http://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/6/29/3127347/chris-carpenter-injury-update-cardinals/in/2625408">Chris Carpenter Injury Update: Carpenter Diagnosed With Rare Syndrome</a></i></div>
<p><br>Typical rehab time for this procedure is six months.</p>
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https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/7/3/3135743/chris-carpenter-injury-st-louis-cardinalsSteven Muma2012-06-29T21:24:47-05:002012-06-29T21:24:47-05:00Chris Carpenter Injury Update: Carpenter Diagnosed With Rare Syndrome
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<p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The saga of injured </span><a style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">St. Louis Cardinals</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> starter Chris Carpenter took another wild turn on Thursday, when he was </span><a style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120629&content_id=34158244&notebook_id=34163056&vkey=notebook_stl&c_id=stl&partnerId=aw-5406168549919757673-996">diagnosed</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> by a Dallas specialist with "thoracic outlet syndrome." The rare syndrome explains the chronic shoulder weakness that Carpenter has experienced since spring training, and though it can be fixed through surgery, the Cardinals are still hoping to avoid that step until at least the offseason.</span></p>
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https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/6/29/3127347/chris-carpenter-injury-update-cardinalsJordan Sargent2012-06-26T11:41:35-05:002012-06-26T11:41:35-05:00Chris Carpenter Injury: Cardinals Will Decide Next Step In Rehab On Friday
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<p><a href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">St. Louis Cardinals</a> starting pitcher Chris Carpenter suffered a setback in his recovery from a nerve problem that has caused weakness in his right shoulder, as<a href="http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120625&content_id=33910694&notebook_id=33910696&vkey=notebook_stl&c_id=stl" target="_blank"> he was shut down again by the team on Monday</a> after experiencing shoulder weakness from throwing a live batting practice session two days earlier. Tom Green of MLB.com is reporting <a href="http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120625&content_id=33910694&notebook_id=33910696&vkey=notebook_stl&c_id=stl" target="_blank">St. Louis will rest Carpenter at least until Friday</a>, at which point they will re-evaluate the situation and decide on the next step in his rehab process. </p>
<p>Manager Mike Matheny <a href="http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120625&content_id=33910694&notebook_id=33910696&vkey=notebook_stl&c_id=stl" target="_blank">didn't exactly sound sure of what went wrong</a> or what will happen next, either:</p>
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<p>"He just didn't feel strong, so we're waiting until we get back home," manager Mike Matheny said. "There isn't a big rush. ... We've been doing that from Day 1 -- seeing how it feels each time before jumping right into another live session. Take a little more time and get back home."</p>
<p>"That's the whole thing about this, we really don't have anything to go off of," Matheny said. "There really isn't any history anywhere to tell us where he should be and what he should do, how much time he should take in between [throwing]. ... That's why we've been so careful with him. </p>
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https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/6/26/3118644/chris-carpenter-injury-cardinals-rehab-fridaySteve von Horn2012-06-25T18:59:36-05:002012-06-25T18:59:36-05:00Chris Carpenter Injury: St. Louis Cardinals Ace's Rehab Delayed Again
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">St. Louis Cardinals</a> have had trouble all year establishing a timeline on Chris Carpenter's injury—a nerve problem that has caused weakness in his shoulder since Spring Training—and Derrick Goold <a href="http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/carpenter-calls-missed-throw-a-setback/article_56ed1788-bf01-11e1-8e50-0019bb30f31a.html#ixzz1yqSQCHwD" target="_blank">reported Monday</a> for the <i>Post-Dispatch </i>that the longtime anchor of the rotation is dealing with yet more shoulder weakness after a session with live hitters two days before. </p>
<p>That means the timeline has moved again, and the Cardinals' rotation, buoyed to date by the unlikely performance of <span>Lance Lynn</span>, continues to lack a pitcher who finished among the league leaders in innings pitched each of the last two seasons. Without him the Cardinals have <a href="http://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/6/9/3074234/joe-kelly-cardinals-rotation">turned to Joe Kelly</a> in the wake of a significant <a href="http://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/6/6/3067564/jaime-garcia-injury-elbow">Jaime Garcia injury</a>; that's worked so far, but it serves to illustrate how little depth the Cardinals have behind him without Carp to rely on. </p>
<p>The Cardinals have offered no word yet as to a new timeline for Carpenter's recovery—and at this point, that's probably for the best. We should see a new estimate for his return before the All-Star break, for whatever it's now worth. </p>
https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2012/6/25/3117259/chris-carpenter-injury-st-louis-cardinals-aces-rehab-delayed-againDan Moore2012-06-18T18:37:48-05:002012-06-18T18:37:48-05:00Chris Carpenter Injury: Cardinals RHP Making Progress In Side Sessions
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<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">St. Louis Cardinals</a> starter Chris Carpenter recently resumed throwing from the mound, and since then <a href="http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/carpenter-nears-next-step-hitters/article_2386c8c2-b997-11e1-b96b-001a4bcf6878.html#.T9-17ZLqNr8.twitter">the results of his workouts have been encouraging</a>.</p>
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<p>Carpenter, still less than two weeks from returning to the mound, said that he prefers to downplay the possibility but acknowledged that early indications are overwhelming positive. After staying off the mound for three months while strengthening a problematic right shoulder through rest and rehabilitation, Carpenter has worked three side sessions since Wednesday. He mixed in breaking balls in his second session last weekend and added to his workout Monday prior to a high school all-star game played at Busch Stadium.</p>
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<p>According to Joe Strauss, Carpenter could be throwing pitches to live hitters as early as this weekend. The team is still unable to offer a specific timeline for Carpenter's return.</p>
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