Cubs' Justin Steele Faces Elbow Tendinitis Challenges

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00:00All right, let's have the conversation.

00:01We can talk.

00:02Justin Steele hits the 15-day IL, elbow tendonitis.

00:06What do you know?

00:06What do we do?

00:08Yeah, this is something that's problematic because it was something that bothered him

00:11last year.

00:11Now, the good news is the structural damage doesn't seem to be an issue.

00:14He's going for a second opinion.

00:16My guess is we're going to be looking at a rest and rehab situation.

00:20So it could flare up again, which is not great because Steele looked like he was finally

00:24turning things around after a rocky start to the season.

00:27Steele, one of the most important components here for this Cubs rotation.

00:31And if you're going to lose him for a period of time, this is not an organization that

00:35has an abundance of young arms that can come in.

00:37This is not a situation where you're going, oh, great.

00:39It's okay.

00:39Don't worry about it.

00:40We're not like the twins.

00:41We're going to bring up a bunch of guys and not miss a beat.

00:43This is a problem here for Justin Steele.

00:48Pardon me.

00:49A little spring allergies there.

00:51Justin Steele, however.

00:53Yes, that's right.

00:54It's good luck.

00:55But on top of which now, you're basically looking at a Cubs team.

00:59If he misses a real long extended period of time, where would he be at with the Chicago

01:05Cubs in terms of the standings?

01:06That is the big problem because although the offense has been pretty good, Kyle Tucker

01:10has been terrific.

01:11Now you have to look at after Imanaga, what else do you have?

01:14Not a whole lot.

01:14You can rely on tie on Ray names like that.

01:19Nobody really blows the doors off.

01:20Ben Brown, Matthew Boyd.

01:23So this is a problem.

01:25And at the same time, an opportunity for the Milwaukee Brewers, who have had some rotation

01:28problems of their own to start the year in terms of health.

01:31But they're getting back Brandon Woodruff.

01:33They're getting back Tobias Myers.

01:34So all of a sudden, they're getting healthier.

01:36The Cubs getting worse.

01:37That's something to watch in terms of your investments in that division.

01:41If you were somebody that was all in on the Cubs winning this division, Justin Steele is

01:45probably one of the three injuries you could ill afford to have.

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