PT TODAY: Soria secure (for now) given Nathan's injury
Apr 23 2015
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| Tigers | Joe Nathan update | |
| Updating an earlier report, Detroit Tigers RP Joe Nathan (elbow) will have Tommy John surgery after tests revealed a torn ulnar collateral ligament and a torn flexor pronator tendon. Source: MLB.com - Jason Beck | |
| BHQ take: Season-ending surgery could be career-ending for the 40+-year-old Nathan. Joakim Soria is now entrenched as DET's closer, with Joba Chamberlain seemingly looming currently as next in line and most likely to grab any spare saves on occasions Soria might be unavailable. Soria clearly has elite closer skills as attested by his perennial triple-digit BPVs, though... |
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