24th
July
2006
Humberto Sanchez to miss start
posted in roster moves, trade rumors |Injury issues for the oft-injured Humberto Sanchez? Maybe. He won’t be starting tonight, Jon Paul Morosi of the Freep reports, due to a health issue.
Tigers prospect Humberto Sanchez will not start for Triple-A Toledo tonight against Durham because of a health reason, according to president and general manager Dave Dombrowski.
If it’s an actual injury and not some ploy, that’s gotta put a bit of a dent in his trade value with the deadline approaching. But it’s also why I was not / am not afraid of moving him for a rent-a-player.
Sphere ItSanchez has a sore elbow, the Tigers say, and won’t pitch for Toledo tonight.
[...] 1. Humberto Sanchez has been scratched from tonight’s start due to health reasons. (hat tip Mack Avenue Tigers). 2. A White Sox-Nationals deal involving Alfonso Soriano and Brandon McCarthy is “extremely close” according to ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian. [...]