Orange County Register: C.J. Wilson targeting a mid-June return to Angels rotation

[AngelsWin.com]

ANAHEIM – C.J. Wilson’s rehab is now at the point that he has mapped out a plan for when he’ll hopes to join the Angels rotation: sometime in mid-June.Wilson, who has been dealing with shoulder tendinitis since the start of spring training,...

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[Chuck]

I wonder if C.J. Wilson should just be our lefty guy out of the bullpen. 

 

Guess it depends on if Skaggs and Heaney are in the rotation and pitching well when C.J. Wilson comes off the DL. 

[totdprods]

And how Alvarez/Mahle are doing. 

I remember there was an article a couple weeks back about how he was open to being in the pen.

[arch stanton]

This is exactly what I said would happen when they first shut him down. Back just in time to prove to somebody that he's ready for a contract next year.

[Second Base]

The thing is, CJ has altered his arm slot and delivery. It puts different pressure on different muscles and tendons. On top of that, what are the chances he's able to command his new pitches after changing everything?

I'm sorry, but I'm not convinced CJ will be healthy enough to start ever again. If he comes back, it's likely as a reliever, which is fine, he's had success there before. But I'm not so sure he's coming back in an Angel uniform. He may have already thrown his last pitch as an Angel.

[Chuck]

The thing is, CJ has altered his arm slot and delivery. It puts different pressure on different muscles and tendons. On top of that, what are the chances he's able to command his new pitches after changing everything?

I'm sorry, but I'm not convinced CJ will be healthy enough to start ever again. If he comes back, it's likely as a reliever, which is fine, he's had success there before. But I'm not so sure he's coming back in an Angel uniform. He may have already thrown his last pitch as an Angel.

 

 

I really hope he comes back, looks lights out in his rehab and in a couple starts for the Halos, then is traded for a good prospect to a team looking for SP's for the stretch run. 

[zenmaster]

By Mid may it will be "after allstar break".

[ELEVEN]

Season over

[RallyPanda]

No rush, bruh.

[tomsred]

I'm with Chuck on this one, stick this guy in the bullpen.  Next year he can find a new home.

[DMVol]

Hard to get a starter stretched out after a long time off....Skaggs is struggling with it at SLC....might be a better ideas to get him in shape for the pen....might be a more efficient way to use him....

[nate]

Hopefully it is for another team

[zenmaster]

CJ out til mid June if everything goes perfectly (most likely later)
Skaggs battling arm fatigue after his last AAA start

Heaney getting a 2nd opinion and doing no throwing now

 

It's a good thing we had 8 starters going into this season. We just need one of these three guys back to replace Shoemaker.

[Angelsjunky]

One to replace Shoemaker and possibly one to replace Weaver once he implodes and "goes on the DL."

[Angel Oracle]

Hopefully, enter Nate Smith soon.

[nando714]

It's about time we give up on cj wilson

[19HALO71]

No rush.

 

 

Go Halos!!!

[Troll Daddy]

I believe CJ is doing what's best for the team, career, and his health. The Angels need all the resources they can get to reach the playoffs ... either as starter, bullpen arm, or a trade. I've never understood why some fans will hate on a guy because of injury's.

[TroutField]

Are there any other teams that could absorb all these pitching injuries early in the season, and still hang on and play .500 ball? It really is amazing how much pitching depth this organization has built over the last 3 years. Remember when we were running out career journeymen like Matt Palmer and Jerome Williams a few years ago? Not to take away anything they did, they were amazing with the Halos.

Let's see how the bullpen absorbs the loss of Street. My guess is he's out 6 weeks.

[19HALO71]

I believe CJ is doing what's best for the team, career, and his health. The Angels need all the resources they can get to reach the playoffs ... either as starter, bullpen arm, or a trade. I've never understood why some fans will hate on a guy because of injury's.

 

Have never been a fan of CJ's. Has nothing to do with his injury situation. I just don't like the way he pitches. He seems to always pitch on the outer half of the plate. Then when he gets to 3-0 or 3-1 he then has to groove a pitch. I like pitchers that attack the strike zone. Whether it be off speed or hard stuff, they are in the strike zone.

 

Then again, I grew up watching Nolan Ryan, Frank Tanana, Mike Witt and Chuck Finley pitch, could be a bit bias.

 

Go Halos!!!