This May Be a Dumb Question...

[BuckyBuckner]

Is Brandon McCarthy out for the year? From the way they talk about his injury it sure sounds like it but OnRoto has him as the projected starter for later this week.

[revo]

Is Brandon McCarthy out for the year? From the way they talk about his injury it sure sounds like it but OnRoto has him as the projected starter for later this week.

He's still in the ICU and had brain surgery this weekend, so someone better tip off onRoto he's not going to pitch this week.

[BuckyBuckner]

He was released from the ICU but it doesn't say whether he was released from the hospital.

Brandon McCarthy (head) has been released from the intensive care unit at Summit Hospital in Oakland.
McCarthy had surgery Wednesday after a CT scan revealed an epidural hemorrhage, brain contusion and skull fracture, and is reportedly making progress in his recovery. We should have an update on his status later this week. Sep 9 - 8:48 PM

I can't imagine he's going to pitch this year. I ask because my league allows you to DL an injured player if he's hurt but not put on the DL in September. But I want to make sure before I activate my replacement into his spot. I have Jason Hammel waiting to replace him.

[DMT]

Dude, he's done.

[revo]

He was released from the ICU but it doesn't say whether he was released from the hospital.

Brandon McCarthy (head) has been released from the intensive care unit at Summit Hospital in Oakland.
McCarthy had surgery Wednesday after a CT scan revealed an epidural hemorrhage, brain contusion and skull fracture, and is reportedly making progress in his recovery. We should have an update on his status later this week. Sep 9 - 8:48 PM

I can't imagine he's going to pitch this year. I ask because my league allows you to DL an injured player if he's hurt but not put on the DL in September. But I want to make sure before I activate my replacement into his spot. I have Jason Hammel waiting to replace him.

I can't imagine he pitches again this year.

[BuckyBuckner]

Thanks. Yeah, I know it was a dumb question, it's just there is a penalty if I DL him and he pitches again this year so I wanted to make certain he's done. He's also at a keeper price so I didn't want to just waive him.

[TranaGreg]

... Doctors and the team are not even thinking about McCarthy's return to baseball yet. Paparesta said that the first consideration with such a procedure is simple survival.

"First and foremost, we need to look at his life and make sure he stays alive," he said. "This is serious stuff and we want him to live. I think the next phase we would go through is to look at his simple gross-motor mechanics and skill set to get him through his normal active life. ... Then later on down the road, we'll worry about his fine motor skills. We're just going day-to-day and making sure he's making progress."
...
"We will stay cautiously optimistic at this stage," Paparesta said. "The fact that he was able to get up, sit up, feed himself, those are obviously great signs. Hopefully, he can have full function."

http://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/A-s-McCarthy-improves-still-in-danger-3849174.php#ixzz265njut00

if the bar at this point is feeding himself, I think you're pretty safe that he won't be pitching anymore this year.

[BuckyBuckner]

OMG, yet another reason not to use OnRoto!!!!!!




(I keed, only. Keeding.)



That stuff with McCarthy was pretty scary. Hope he's going to be ok. It doesn't get much sketchier than emergency brain surgery.

Haha, I knew someone was going to say that about OnRoto.

Yeah, this is pretty scary. It brings injuries to a new level when they talk about how he is able to feed himself.

In a strange coincidence, in the two leagues I own him I replaced him with Hammel.

[Fresno Bob]

this is how the next MLB player to die in a game will die....