Oswalt

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:16 pm

The Astros have shut down Roy Oswalt for the rest of the season due to lingering soreness in his back.
"It's not getting any better and [it's] kind of lingering a little bit," Oswalt said. "If we were in contention and fighting for the playoffs, I would try to get an epidural block and ride it as long as I could. But I don't want it to linger for next year." Oswalt will miss his last three starts.

I think this is a different case from Soriano, Sizemore, etc. Sizemore and Soriano were placed on the DL and are having two procedures in Sizemore's case and Soriano is undergoing arthro for his knee. Hamilton had been shut down while his team was competing for their WC lives, and those are the three we've shut down so far.

Given Oswalt is not having surgery and flat out said if they were contending that he'd play, I'm inclined to let Oswalt play. Again, I'm basing this off 1: his direct quote and 2: the fact that he's NOT going under the knife.

Astros · Post by **Astros** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:25 pm

If they were in it and Oz had a pulse he'd be on the mound. He plays

Nationals · Post by **Nationals** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:44 pm

This shut-down seems to be the type we've let go in the past. Keep him going.

Dodgers · Post by **Dodgers** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:57 pm

Seems fair to me.