Baseball Guru
04-11-2002, 05:24 AM
By NANCY ARMOUR
AP Sports Writer
April 10, 2002, 8:49 PM EDT
CHICAGO -- As if the Chicago Cubs needed more trouble, reliever Kyle Farnsworth broke a bone in his right foot Wednesday and is likely to be sidelined for 4-to-6 weeks.
He'll be put on the 15-day disabled list Thursday. The Cubs didn't announce who will take his spot, but it will likely be either Scott Chiasson or Carlos Zambrano, among the last relievers cut in spring training.
Farnsworth, the right-handed setup man, was warming up in the bullpen in the seventh inning when he felt something "pop" in his foot. X-rays showed a stress fracture in his right foot.
"I was just warming up, and I felt a pop. Just a freak thing," said Farnsworth, who left Wrigley Field on crutches and with his foot wrapped in gauze and in a walking boot.
His injury could be a costly one for the Cubs. The hard-throwing reliever had a 2.74 ERA last season, and he's got a 0.00 ERA with two strikeouts in 1 1-3 innings this year.
And the Cubs learned quickly how much they need him. Chicago manager Don Baylor likely would have brought him in to face Mike Piazza after Roberto Alomar hit a game-tying, solo homer off of Jeff Fassero in the eighth inning Wednesday.
Instead, Baylor left the left-handed Fassero in, and Piazza hit a homer of his own, giving the Mets the 3-2 victory.
Chicago is 2-5, with four losses by two runs or fewer.
"Our biggest fear was health, and that's what we got," said Jim Hendry, the Cubs vice president of player personnel. "He's an integral part of our pitching staff and we're certainly going to miss him."
AP Sports Writer
April 10, 2002, 8:49 PM EDT
CHICAGO -- As if the Chicago Cubs needed more trouble, reliever Kyle Farnsworth broke a bone in his right foot Wednesday and is likely to be sidelined for 4-to-6 weeks.
He'll be put on the 15-day disabled list Thursday. The Cubs didn't announce who will take his spot, but it will likely be either Scott Chiasson or Carlos Zambrano, among the last relievers cut in spring training.
Farnsworth, the right-handed setup man, was warming up in the bullpen in the seventh inning when he felt something "pop" in his foot. X-rays showed a stress fracture in his right foot.
"I was just warming up, and I felt a pop. Just a freak thing," said Farnsworth, who left Wrigley Field on crutches and with his foot wrapped in gauze and in a walking boot.
His injury could be a costly one for the Cubs. The hard-throwing reliever had a 2.74 ERA last season, and he's got a 0.00 ERA with two strikeouts in 1 1-3 innings this year.
And the Cubs learned quickly how much they need him. Chicago manager Don Baylor likely would have brought him in to face Mike Piazza after Roberto Alomar hit a game-tying, solo homer off of Jeff Fassero in the eighth inning Wednesday.
Instead, Baylor left the left-handed Fassero in, and Piazza hit a homer of his own, giving the Mets the 3-2 victory.
Chicago is 2-5, with four losses by two runs or fewer.
"Our biggest fear was health, and that's what we got," said Jim Hendry, the Cubs vice president of player personnel. "He's an integral part of our pitching staff and we're certainly going to miss him."