Walsh has completed treatment, starting rehab assignment this Friday with Salt Lake

[jsnpritchett]

 

 

Edited May 10, 2023 by jsnpritchett

[Angel Oracle]

A little confused, although glad that he’s back home

He had a strong spring.  

Was this just starting to affect him at the end of ST?

Or was he dealing with it throughout the spring, but it only became hard to work through at the end of ST?

[Tank]

5 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

A little confused, although glad that he’s back home

He had a strong spring.  

Was this just starting to affect him at the end of ST?

Or was he dealing with it throughout the spring, but it only became hard to work through at the end of ST?

@Jeff Fletcher

[Jeff Fletcher]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

@Jeff Fletcher

It sounds like this was a problem that affected him more at night, which is why he could get through spring training but not the regular season. 

[Deek]

With all due respect and optimism….

 

Having dealt with a similar issue with a family member… 

 

I hope it’s as simple as it’s being reported and Walsh is back in the lineup soonest…

 

but on a personal level - this doesn’t seem like an easy fix… I hope I’m wrong….

[cals]

Hope he’s back soon 

[Lou]

4 hours ago, cals said:

Hope he’s back soon 

That's very nice of you to say.

[cals]

2 hours ago, Lou said:

That's very nice of you to say.

Thank you.  I wish you the best, as well.

[Lou]

12 minutes ago, cals said:

Thank you.  I wish you the best, as well.

Much appreciated. 

[Angels 1961]

I wish Walsh the best and just that he is healthy. His bat in lineup is secondary.

[rafibomb]

Good news on the Walsh front

 

[Revad]

3 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

Good news on the Walsh front

 

That is good news!  He’s an important part of the team and we could use the help on the infield defensively speaking.

[Blarg]

Great, just when Lamb started heating up. 

[Angelsjunky]

6 hours ago, Blarg said:

Great, just when Lamb started heating up. 

Good Walsh > Lamb > Crappy Walsh

[jsnpritchett]

 

[mmc]

Glad we finally have a timetable on a timetable

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, mmc said:

Glad we finally have a timetable on a timetable

[Angels 1961]

On 5/4/2023 at 1:35 AM, Blarg said:

Great, just when Lamb started heating up. 

I still think they might keep Lamb.

[mmc]

1 minute ago, Angels 1961 said:

I still think they might keep Lamb.

So then who do you drop?

[Angels 1961]

14 hours ago, mmc said:

So then who do you drop?

Hat Man

[jsnpritchett]

Good article about Walsh that dives into more details on exactly what was going on with him:

 

Excerpts:

"It had been more than a full year of misery for Jared Walsh. A year that not only robbed him of the ability to play baseball at his highest level. But it was also a year that robbed him of sleep. It robbed him of his ability to simply move his body without tremors.

It robbed him of his depth perception. He’d walk into walls, unable to properly understand where his body was in relation to everything else.

Missing the first month of this baseball season is just one byproduct of his confounding ailment. This compromised the livelihood of an otherwise healthy 29-year-old professional athlete.

And so, at the end of spring training, Walsh’s mother, Lisa Walsh, found a facility in Utah that specialized in treating his symptoms. It would require him stepping away from the game, but that was worth it to get back his game, and his life.

“It’s been hell, to be completely honest with you,” Walsh said. “It’s been hell. Not knowing what’s going on. Not understanding what’s happening with my body. Being in the prime of my life. The prime of my career. And not being able to get answers, not being able to figure out why I can’t do basic tasks. It’s been pretty concerning for me.”

...

"His treatment program in Utah went from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. It was outpatient, and he stayed at a nearby hotel.

The course of action involved a lot of cardio training and vestibular balance work — basically just neurological training for what would otherwise be simple body movements. He did vision training and worked with “where my body is at in space.”

That is as simple as it sounds. But also as frustrating as anyone could imagine.

“Tough to go hit off the Astros when you can’t walk straight,” Walsh quipped.

The worst of his symptoms were — and are — his tremors. His body shook, and it still does at times. It’s uncomfortable, he said, given his age. Inexplicable.

The insomnia was hard on him and made it tough to play baseball on a daily basis. He’d wake up in the middle of the night and stay up for a while. That, coupled with travel to different time zones, was difficult. He sometimes uses an Oura Ring to measure his sleep."

[Blarg]

That is seriously fucked up for a guy so young. 

[Lazorko Saves]

Quote

neurological issues that have impacted him for the last 1.5 years

As a complete non-sequitur, nothing at all to do with the topic at all, whatsoever, not even in a tiny way, here is a stock chart of a random company from the last 1.5 years.

[DCAngelsFan]

Another chart:

 

 

Neuro problems including proprioception are known to occur in post-Covid-19 infections.

Whatever the cause, hope he recovers and can live normally, even if he can't fully return to pro baseball.  

But hope he can return to that, too.

 

[REDneck]

I'm late to the game as far as his issues being Covid related.

Was he infected or vaccinated or both?

No I'm not trying to be political.

It has to really suck not to be able to do the most basic of things like putting one foot in front of the other and when you do you run into a wall.

Regardless of the cause of his infliction, I sincerely hope he makes a full recovery.

We all clown a lot about player injuries....this is legit!