Tough break for Zach Wheeler. His career might be over.

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ZouMiz2424
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Tough break for Zach Wheeler. His career might be over.

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https://x.com/bnightengale/status/19593 ... 0ghGpmXOkg

He’s lucky that this wasn’t a DK57 situation.
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Re: Tough break for Zach Wheeler. His career might be over.

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ZouMiz2424 wrote: 23 Aug 2025 14:00 pm https://x.com/bnightengale/status/19593 ... 0ghGpmXOkg

He’s lucky that this wasn’t a DK57 situation.
didn't Carp have the same thing done?

and what does this have to do with DK?
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Re: Tough break for Zach Wheeler. His career might be over.

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ZouMiz2424 wrote: 23 Aug 2025 14:00 pm https://x.com/bnightengale/status/19593 ... 0ghGpmXOkg

He’s lucky that this wasn’t a DK57 situation.
Kile had a heart attack. Thoracic outlet stinks for a pitcher but isn't life threatening.
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Re: Tough break for Zach Wheeler. His career might be over.

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From a FanGraphs guy:
FWIW (and it’s worth a lot), this is the “good” TOS (the one Merrill Kelly had), not the awful TOS (the one Strasburg had)
https://x.com/jonbecker_/status/1959329 ... bJ2xw&s=19
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Re: Tough break for Zach Wheeler. His career might be over.

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moose-and-squirrel wrote: 23 Aug 2025 14:21 pm
ZouMiz2424 wrote: 23 Aug 2025 14:00 pm https://x.com/bnightengale/status/19593 ... 0ghGpmXOkg

He’s lucky that this wasn’t a DK57 situation.
didn't Carp have the same thing done?

and what does this have to do with DK?
Wheeler original went to the IL with blood clots. If he wasn’t a professional athlete, I don’t know if they would have been spotted.
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Re: Tough break for Zach Wheeler. His career might be over.

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ZouMiz2424 wrote: 23 Aug 2025 14:40 pm
moose-and-squirrel wrote: 23 Aug 2025 14:21 pm
ZouMiz2424 wrote: 23 Aug 2025 14:00 pm https://x.com/bnightengale/status/19593 ... 0ghGpmXOkg

He’s lucky that this wasn’t a DK57 situation.
didn't Carp have the same thing done?

and what does this have to do with DK?
Wheeler original went to the IL with blood clots. If he wasn’t a professional athlete, I don’t know if they would have been spotted.
True, the blood clots slipped my mind.
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