San Francisco Giants lefty Noah Lowry will be shut down for a "significant" amount of time as he struggles to heal from a nerve injury in his forearm. Lowry is still feeling the tingling in his left forearm that forced him to undergo surgery to repair his nerves in March. Tests conducted Tuesday by hand specialist Dr. Gordon Brody showed signs of improvement in Lowry's nerves, but he will get a second opinion Monday from Dr. James Andrews because he still is feeling symptoms. "We're probably going to have to shut him down for a significant amount of time," Giants athletic trainer Dave Groeschner said. "It could be three weeks or it could be a little bit longer. Nerves are slow to heal. I think the fact that the nerve conduction study was normal was a good sign. But the fact of the matter is he's still having these symptoms. The doctors think they will go away with time, but it is going to be time." (Updated 04/30/2008).
Injury Report
Forearm - 15-day DL. Out until at least mid-June (Updated - 5/4/08)
Fantasy Analysis
Lowry originally hoped to be back in mid-April after undergoing surgery on his left forearm March 7. Lowry was supposed to throw off a mound last week but that plan was scrapped when the arm still didn't feel normal. The Giants have no definitive timetable for Lowry's return. "Right now he's going to be shut down until this thing is right, when the pins and needles and numbness goes away," Groeschner said. "Otherwise we're going to keep spinning our wheels." Lowry led the Giants with 14 wins last season and was being counted on again as a key part of the rotation. He has a 40-31 record with a 4.03 ERA in 106 career games. Lowry might not be back until the second half of the season at this point, so he remains just a NL-only stashee at this time. (Updated 04/30/2008).
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San Francisco Giants lefty Noah Lowry will be shut down for a "significant" amount of time as he struggles to heal from a nerve injury in his forearm. Lowry is still feeling the tingling in his left forearm that forced him to undergo surgery to repair his nerves in March. Tests conducted Tuesday by hand specialist Dr. Gordon Brody showed signs of improvement in Lowry's nerves, but he will get a second opinion Monday from Dr. James Andrews because he still is feeling symptoms. "We're probably going to have to shut him down for a significant amount of time," Giants athletic trainer Dave Groeschner said. "It could be three weeks or it could be a little bit longer. Nerves are slow to heal. I think the fact that the nerve conduction study was normal was a good sign. But the fact of the matter is he's still having these symptoms. The doctors think they will go away with time, but it is going to be time." (Updated 04/30/2008).
Injury Report
Forearm - 15-day DL. Out until at least mid-June (Updated - 5/4/08)
Fantasy Analysis
Lowry originally hoped to be back in mid-April after undergoing surgery on his left forearm March 7. Lowry was supposed to throw off a mound last week but that plan was scrapped when the arm still didn't feel normal. The Giants have no definitive timetable for Lowry's return. "Right now he's going to be shut down until this thing is right, when the pins and needles and numbness goes away," Groeschner said. "Otherwise we're going to keep spinning our wheels." Lowry led the Giants with 14 wins last season and was being counted on again as a key part of the rotation. He has a 40-31 record with a 4.03 ERA in 106 career games. Lowry might not be back until the second half of the season at this point, so he remains just a NL-only stashee at this time. (Updated 04/30/2008).
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