[外電] Rangers place Francisco on DL
Rangers place Francisco on DL
Biceps tendinitis in his right arm sidelines closer
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
05/16/09 6:12 PM ET
ARLINGTON -- Frank Francisco, sidelined with biceps tendinitis in his right
arm, threw on the side on Saturday afternoon and was not happy with the way
it went.
"I was throwing good, had my location and no pain," Francisco said. "But the
ball didn't jump out of my hand like it usually does."
As a result, the Rangers placed Francisco on the disabled list before
Saturday's game with the Angels and called up pitcher Warner Madrigal from
Triple-A Oklahoma City. Francisco was put on the DL retroactive to May 7 and
will be eligible to come off on Friday when the Rangers open a three-game
series with the Astros. He'll miss the remainder of the Angels series and a
three-game series with the Tigers that starts on Tuesday in Detroit.
"We're playing it safe on the cautious side," general manager Jon Daniels
said. "The Detroit series was questionable, anyway. We decided to play it
safe -- get Warner in here and have Frankie for the rest of the year. It's
one of those deals where, if we left it up to Frank, he would be ready to
pitch."
Francisco last pitched on May 6 against the Athletics, when he tossed a
scoreless ninth in the Rangers' 3-2 victory to extend his scoreless streak to
14 2/3 innings over 14 appearances while recording his ninth save.
Francisco was shut down a few days later because of soreness and only resumed
throwing on Thursday. Saturday was his first attempt at throwing off a mound,
and the Rangers just didn't feel he was ready to pitch in a game yet.
"I'd be a lot more discouraged if somebody had thrown up a red flag, but
nobody has," Daniels said. "It was just his first bullpen [session.] Could we
have pushed for the Detroit series? We possibly could. But we have five
months to go, and he's a big part of our bullpen. Let's not push it for three
games."
Madrigal started the season with the Rangers, but was sent down after posting
a 13.50 ERA in three appearances. He has a 1.65 ERA in 12 appearances for
Triple-A Oklahoma, allowing nine hits and seven walks while striking out 16
in 16 1/3 innings. He secured three saves and held opponents to a .164
batting average.
Madrigal was 0-2 with a 4.75 ERA in 31 games with the Rangers in 2008.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the
approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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