Conor Jackson Ends Rehab, Still Ailing from Valley Fever

by snakecharmer on Aug 18, 2009 8:44 PM EDT in Diamondbacks News

Conor Jackson has returned to Arizona to see an "infectious disease specialist" on Wednesday. His rehab assignment with Class A Visalia ended after 3 games where Jackson went 0 for 10. Jackson has been on the disabled list since May 12th with Coccidioidomycosis.

With the AAA season ending September 7th, his return to the team in September is now very much in jeopardy (though Josh Byrnes wouldn't say it's impossible, only saying "We'll see"). Also still questionable is Jackson's future with the team - because he is eligible for arbitration but not free agency, Diamondbacks have until mid-December to decide whether to offer him a contract. Last year, he avoided arbitration and signed a 1 year / $3.05mil contract.

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I feel awful

This just sucks. I love CoJack, and the fact that there is even a question of moving on from Conner makes me sick.

Also, I couldn’t leave this story un-commented upon. He deserves better :)

by Counsellmember on Aug 19, 2009 12:09 PM EDT reply actions

Jebus....

imagine if the Dbacks lost CoJack AND Webby this season, for good, and got absolutely nothing for either of ’em?? :-(

"In the future, I want to be a fossil. Or, at least have my feces be fossilized"
-Pygalgia

by DbacksSkins on Aug 20, 2009 3:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Throw in Byrnes...

…and you’ve got a deal!

by Counsellmember on Aug 20, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions

This makes me wonder

if anyone has modified VORP to be VOOORP (Value Over the Organizations Own Replacement Player)? In other words, how much better is this guy than anyone else in the organization. Adds an organizational depth component to the calculation.

by older fart on Aug 20, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions

That

is a VERY interesting idea.

Somebody email Bill James?

"In the future, I want to be a fossil. Or, at least have my feces be fossilized"
-Pygalgia

by DbacksSkins on Aug 20, 2009 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions

"Some patients fail to recover"

WebMD says a lot of scary things about Valley Fever. Keep truckin’, Conor, we wish you the best.

Wear your own fur.

by Marc Fournier on Aug 19, 2009 2:55 PM EDT reply actions

Sometimes

I feel like WebMD exists so that people panic.

"The conflict is representative of the Darwinian struggle between avians and mammals for dominance."
"Based on Bugs giving Daffy Duck a cigar made out of dynamite?"

by kishi on Aug 20, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions