Jeremy Bonderman is officially out for the season due to circulatory problems in his shoulder. Bonderman was examined yesterday at the Detroit Medical Center and it was determined he has a blood clot of the axillary vein due to thoracic outlet compression syndrome. Bonderman underwent a thromblysis last night, followed by an angioplasty this morning … Continue reading Jeremy Bonderman out for season→
Jeremy Bonderman returned to the mound, health for the first time since before the All Star Break in 2007 and the results can only be described as encouraging. He retired the first 11 hitters he faced before struggling in the 4th inning. But the best news is that the slider was darting straight down like Bonderman slider of doom that we all know and love.
Jeremy Bonderman has had a very long road back from the surgery he underwent to correct thoracic compression outlet syndrome. There was hope he’d be back in the rotation this year, but his spring became very extended and he didn’t make his first appearance until June 8th – and he was crushed. It was back … Continue reading Pitch f/x is encouraged by Bonderman→
Jeremy Bonderman has shown some positive signs in his each of his rehab starts, but tonight’s was probably his best effort. He lasted 8 innings and threw 98 pitches, 66 of which were strikes. He didn’t allow a run and scatttered 6 hits and no walks while fanning 5. I haven’t heard reports on his … Continue reading Is Bonderman ready?→
Once again it is time to wrap-up some injury news. Jeremy Bonderman Bonderman is set to make another rehab start for the Mud Hens on Tuesday night. It seems clear that while he has some things working, he is still building up arm strength. He was quite good for 5 innings before faltering his last … Continue reading Staging Bonderman, Thames Rehab, Guillen’s MRI→
A big chunk of the Tigers payroll was making some noise today for a variety of reasons. Let’s recap it: Jeremy Bonderman Jeremy Bonderman made his first rehab start for the West Michigan Whitecaps tonight. He lasted 7 innings and 94 pitches and posted an encouraging line (4 K’s, 1 walk, 6 hits, 2 runs). … Continue reading Bonderman, Maggs, and Guillen updates→
According to Jim Leyland it is “highly unlikely” that Bonderman will be available to start the season. While Bonderman isn’t feeling pain at this point, his arm strength (or lack thereof) has his fastball sitting in the high 80’s instead of the low to mid 90’s. They are clearly playing things by ear at this … Continue reading Bonderman not quite ready→
Rocky performances from Dontrelle Willis and Fernando Rodney in their first appearances didn’t worry me too much. But Jeremy Bonderman being handed over to the training staff already has me greatly concerned. Bonderman had already been scratched from his regular turn today in favor of a simulated session. Jim Leyland said they were just being … Continue reading Bad Boding for Bonderman→
Danny Knobler, now of national baseball writing fame, reports that Jeremy Bonderman is experiencing shoulder pain. After reporting some discomfort around his right shoulder, Bonderman went to see a doctor this afternoon. The Tigers weren’t sure what’s wrong, but two club sources said he would be checked for a possible circulation problem in the shoulder. … Continue reading Bonderman headed for DL?→
Jeremy Bonderman turned in another disappointing performance in his latest start against the Yankees. It seemed to follow a pattern than Bonderman has established and has led to the worst set of peripherals in his career. Let’s go batter by batter through the first inning to see what went wrong: Bonderman against Damon: Things started … Continue reading Bonderman stays away→
From time to time this year (as time permits), I’ll delve in to MLB.com’s pitch f/x data to analyze a starters outing. Tonight we look at Jeremy Bonderman’s start against the Kansas City Royals on April 3rd. Pitch Mix This season MLB.com started classifying pitches. This seems pretty convenient, but from what I’ve seen so … Continue reading Pitch f/x: Bonderman 4-3-08→
An article at the Wall Street Journal delved into Jeremy Bonderman’s first inning struggles. Former pitching coach Bob Cluck wondered whether or not Bonderman’s struggles are attributable to umpires needing an inning to adjust to the movement on Bonderman’s pitches. The stats seem to support this theory. The last seven times Mr. Bonderman faced an … Continue reading Do Bonderman’s pitches fool umpires?→
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