Justin Steele injury: Cubs lose valuable starter to season-ending elbow surgery
Justin Steele injury: Cubs lose valuable starter to season-ending elbow surgery
NL Central Leading Chicago Cubs lost one of their best starter pitchers for the season. Left-handed Justin Steel will surgery to repair Flexor Tendon and UCL with its spill elbow, Craig Kusel announced on Sunday (:Through MLB.com) Steel felt stern after its last beginning and tests revealed Flexor Jill and UCL damage.
It is unclear whether Steele will require full blown Tommy John Surgery or only the internal bracket procedure that can be used for some partial tears. In any case, the steel season is over. The internal bracket will potentially allow him to return for several weeks 2026. Tommy John Surgery will remove him deeper in the summer.
Colin Rea will start on Steele’s location Sunday evening against Los Angeles Dodger. The table of the depth of Chicago rotation seems to be like this.
- LHP Shota Imanaga
LHP Justin Steele(In 2025 through Flexor Tendon / UCL surgery)- RHP Jameson Taillon
- LHP MATTHEW BOYD
RHP JAVIER ASSAD(With the driven wire, it will start recovery assignment Tuesday)- RHP BEN BROWN
- RHP Colin Rea
- Lhp jordan wicks
29, 29, has been the most reliable launch of the cubs in the last few years. He threw 427 seconds, 3.10 times and underlying numbers to match 2022-24. In this season, four, Stil allowed 12 to 22nd place. It includes a rough display during the Tokyo series when Dodger labels him with five runs for five miles.
It is said that the cubs want to spend the depth of additional rotation late late in the evening, and in the spring region. For your own season, they will probably increase those efforts that lead to the deadline for trade until July 31. This is stated that many teams should have a pin, and it is not easy to get quality snacks during the summer.
At 10-7, the cubs sit in the early morning of NL nly. Plus -41 Run Differal is easily the best in baseball. No other team is better than plus-4.
