Worley out for remainder of season
Vance Worley was placed on the DL. He'll have elbow surgery at some point in the next two weeks.
Worley out for remainder of season
Ryan Lawrence, Daily News Staff Writer
Well, apparently Tyler Cloyd won't have to audition for a September spot in the Phillies rotation after all.
Vance Worley was placed on the 15-day disbaled list this afternoon. Worley, who has been pitching with loose bodies in his elbow since landing on the DL for the first time in mid-May, will undergo surgery at some point in the next 7-10 days.
The procedure is similar to one Cole Hamels had last offseason. Worley is expected to be fully recovered before reporting to spring training.
Cloyd, 12-1 with a 2.35 ERA in 22 starts at Triple A Lehigh Valley, was called up earlier today when Cole Hamels (stomach illness) was scratched form his scheduled start. Cloyd isn't guaranteed to stick in the rotation (Lehigh teammate Jonathan Pettibone's own performance may warrant a September call-up).
But Cloyd is obviously getting the first crack at breaking into the starting five.
Worley, meanwhile, got knocked out of Tuesday night's start after blowing a 4-1 lead and being unable to pitch out of the fifth inning. He had a 5.80 ERA in his last 11 starts.
this should have been done in May, he'd be back healthy by now— seaonasdad- It was about time. Not only he was pitching with a bad elbow, his confidence was also taking a hit. Ridiculous.— EL Zorro
- The 3 stooges hits again. Little Rube Chuckles and Dubee the dumbell showed why they continue to soil the bed. The kid has been hurt forever so they keep letting him pitch lose games and kill any chance of a wild card opportunity. Sad Sad Sad— rtiannelli
- Glad decision made now
credit for that— WFChamps - Hamels pitched through it last year, didn't he? Maybe Worley's condition is a little different. Or, Hamels at 80% > Worley at 80%.— eman
- Uh, yeah, I think Hamels at 80% is better than Worley at 80%. Plus Hamels had a few more years under his belt.— The K Man
- Player injury mismanagement on this team is a crime. Howard should have been shut down last year. Same with Contras, and Polonco. They just had to win 102 games. The last one cost them the World Series appearance . That was the worst decision of Charlie's career here and I defend him. Usually. If they had sat Polonco earlier, who knows. This season has been made more painful by gross salary and injury management, along with the worst TV announcers we have ever had here. Please give us someone who is fun to listen to again. Wheeler is boring, Sarge never shuts up, and the best I can say about Franski is ".........never mind.— Mystified
