March 04, 2008
Hill's Ills
Shawn Hill received his second opinion, and he's clear to throw again:
The Nationals updated his status thusly this morning: His examination "confirmed taht the radial nerve's motor branch (surgically decompressed after the '07 season) is normal and does not require surgery. Shawn will continue his rehabilitation program and is day-to-day."
This, it seems, is good news -- as long as Hill is willing to pitch through the discomfort. Again, even before he went in for the MRI late last week, he was throwing the ball well. We'll have to get something from Manny Acta this morning on what the plans are going forward.
The Nationals rotation was a bit backward last year, with the four-five starters (Hill and Redding) posting the best ERAs. The Nationals have to hope this really isn't serious and that Hill can emerge as the staff ace.
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