St. Louis Cardinals look to support injured team-mate Adam Wainwright – MLB News
St. Louis Cardinals has showed their determination to support recently injury stricken team-mate Adam Wainwright in the training session after he left the camp for MRI tests and assessment by the doctors.
It is not the first time in MLB and for the Cardinals to witness a player who was injured and left the team in trouble just before the start of a new season. The history of the game is full of injuries and surgeries especially Tommy John surgery, but it
motivates a player when he sees a line standing behind in his support.
It seems that Adam Wainwright has injured his right elboy and the trainers and doctors are recommending that he gets Tommy John Surgery.
Team-mates Jaime Garcia, Chris Carpenter and Jake Westbrook have all experience the same type of injury as Wainwright and have each had Tommy John Surgery. They understand what Wainwright is currently going through and can sympathise and support their team-mate.
"Adam and I have talked about it already," Carpenter said. "I told him he's about to go through the worst thing in sports, an injury that knocks you down. It's not just the surgery, it's the whole thing. You know, if you're not performing well, you can do
something about it -- find a new way, work harder, get some help."
Wainwright will be obviously disappointed as he was looking forward to a successful and competitive regular season with the Cardinals. Now he will be sidelined and will most likely need some extended period of time to recover from possible surgery to his
injured elbow. For a pitcher, Tommy John surgery can be quite serious, as the player must slowly regain strength in their arm and work hard for close to a year, in essence missing almost the entire regular season.
The Cardinals will definitely be disappointed as they were looking to Wainwright as a potential front-line pitcher to add to their throwing depth. The team is already looking for someone to replace Wainwright in the line-up, as the spring session is underway
and the squad will need to get ready for the regular season which is coming soon.
It will be interesting to see how quickly Wainwright manages to get back from surgery and into pitching form. The Cardinals will be looking to their current list of star pitchers to guide them throughout the spring session and the grueling regular season.
Although they will be without the services of Adam Wainwright, the Cardinals are a very strong team and are quite capable of making it to the post-season this year.
A strong performance during the spring session and a dominating effort during the regular season is what the Cardinals will be looking for this year.
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