Joel Zumaya was diagnosed today with a non-displaced stress fracture in his throwing shoulder. I guess that would explain some of the shoulder pain that shut Zumaya down for the last month. Zumaya will be shut down from baseball activities for the next 6 to 8 weeks. While it doesn’t make a damn bit of … Continue reading Zumaya has fractured shoulder
Joel Zumaya pitched a scoreless inning fanning 1 batter. He threw 11 pitches, 8 of which were strikes. He’s set to do back to back outings on Monday and Tuesday and if all goes well he’ll be back for the Padres series. On another note, Francisco Cruceta also pitched a scoreless inning striking outtwo. Nine … Continue reading Another good outing for Zumaya
It’s been written about for the last few days, but the team made it official today. Righthanded pitchers Fernando Rodney and Joel Zumaya are both scheduled to begin an injury rehab assignment on Tuesday, June 3. Rodney will be assigned to Triple A Toledo, while Zumaya will be assigned to Single A Lakeland. With Rodney … Continue reading Rodney, Zumaya report to minors on Tuesday
One of the benefits of growing your own talent is getting 3 years of quality production at or near the league minimum. Joel Zumaya was a bargain in 2006. In 2007 he didn’t cost the team much, but he didn’t contribute a whole lot either due to the exploding finger. In 2008 he figures to … Continue reading Should Detroit option Zumaya to Toledo?
Yesterday Joel Zumaya announced that he may not be back until September. I’m actually not too worried about this. First, nobody really knows what Zumaya will be like coming back anyways, so his return date has been kind of nebulous all along. Second, there is no new medical information. This is just Zumaya stating that … Continue reading Zumaya and Inge injury news
Joel Zumaya has been placed on the 15 day disabled list. It appears that he dislocated a finger on his throwing hand while warming up. Aquilino Lopez had a very short sojurn with Toledo and has been recalled. Unlike the Jose Mesa injury, this one is going to sting. Fortunately, Fernando Rodney seems to have … Continue reading Zumaya to the DL
A couple weeks ago we took a look at Joel Zumaya’s 2 inning save against Toronto through the eyes of MLB.com’s Enhanced Gameday. Last night against the White Sox Zumaya had an outing on the opposite end of the effectiveness spectrum. Zumaya basically couldn’t find the strike zone to save his life last night. He … Continue reading Comparing Zumaya
I think everyone was mighty blown away by Joel Zumaya’s 2 inning save last night. He pounded the strike zone with 100mph plus heaters and buckled knees with his curve ball. But just for fun, and because we can, let’s take a look at all the pitches that made up his night. I don’t know … Continue reading A different look at Zumaya’s outing
You’ve probably all heard that Joel Zumaya just won’t give up Guitar Hero.If you want my feelings on this, Roar of the Tigers has summed them up perfectly. The issue is no longer whether or not Guitar Hero is indeed the sole source of his arm trouble. The point is that it MIGHT contribute, that … Continue reading All Zumaya Linking
There is a fascinating post over at Baseball Analysts that has slow motion video breaking down the deliveries of Justin Verlander and Joel Zumaya. It is a detailed look comparing and contrasting their mechanics with the 2 pitchers synched in the same video. The Baseball Analysts: Zoomlander: Starting, Relieving and Throwing Hard
There were several Detroit Tiger mentions over the last two days, and many of them included references to Joel Zumaya. The Free Press had a piece on Zumaya’s new curveball/slider. “My curve can be a slider,” he said. “If I throw it from over the top, it’s a curve with a 12-to-6 break. If I … Continue reading A heaping helping of Zumaya
It appears that the rotation is set. Leyland hasn’t announced the 5th starter, but the common belief is that the job is Justin Verlander’s. Verlander was the favorite going into spring training, and after a couple shaky outings, has pitched very effectively. Today he only pitched two innings due to the rain, but in those … Continue reading Verlander and Zumaya Are In