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| Height: 6-3
Weight: 200
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Sep 29, 1977, Athens, GA Contract: Signed through 2010 |
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| September 5, 2008 MLB.com reports that Jake Westbrook had successful arthroscopic surgery on his right hip in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday. He is still recovering from Tommy John surgery that he underwent earlier in the summer. |
| September 3, 2008 Jake Westbrook is already out for the season following Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, and is going to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right hip Thursday, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. |
| July 23, 2008 Jake Westbrook, six weeks removed from Tommy John surgery, is doing well in his rehab, according to MLB.com. "It's stable," Westbrook said of his elbow. "I'm pleased with it. It's still a little achy and a little sore. Now it's a matter of letting it heal and doing some rehab." |
| June 13, 2008 Jake Westbrook underwent successful Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in Los Angeles on Thursday, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. Dr. Lewis Yocum performed the operation to transplant a tendon from his right wrist to replace the ulnar collateral ligament. |
| June 7, 2008 Jake Westbrook is expected to undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, and will miss the remainder of the 2008 season, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. |
| June 6, 2008 The Indians have received a diagnosis from Dr. Lewis Yocum regarding Jake Westbrook's ailing pitching elbow, but they're not going to tell anyone what it is until Saturday. "I will confirm that Jake saw Dr. Lewis Yocum on Friday," said GM Mark Shapiro in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "I will confirm the we have a clear diagnosis of his elbow. We will not say any more until Saturday." |
| June 4, 2008 Jake Westbrook is going to head to Los Angeles to see arm specialst Dr. Lewis Yocum, according to IndiansConfidential.com. |
| June 3, 2008 Jake Westbrook has officially been placed on the 15-day DL due to his sore right elbow, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The team called up reliever Jensen Lewis from Triple-A Buffalo as an adjoining move. |
| June 2, 2008 Jake Westbrook is going back on the disabled list. The Indians scratched him from his scheduled start on Tuesday due to right elbow inflammation, the AP reports. The club did not say who they will call up to start in his place. |
| May 28, 2008 Jake Westbrook was okay in his return from the DL on Wednesday. He worked five innings against the White Sox and allowed five hits and three runs, including a solo homer. Westbrook threw 92 pitches. |
| May 28, 2008 The Indians have activated Jake Westbrook from the 15-day DL. He will start on Wednesday against the White Sox. Westbrook has been out since April 22 due to a strained left intracostal. |
| May 23, 2008 Jake Westbrook looks like he's ready to rejoin the Indians rotation. The righty tossed six shutout innings Friday for Double-A Akron in his second rehab start after giving up one run in 3 2/3 in his rain-shortened first rehab outing Sunday. Westbrook is recovering from an intercostal strain. |
| May 21, 2008 Jake Westbrook is scheduled to make a second rehab start on Friday for Double-A Akron, and if all goes well, he could rejoin the Indians' rotation sometime next week, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Westbrook thought he might get activated following Sunday's start at Lake County, but rain forced him out of the fourth inning. Westbrook said, "I was hoping I would only have to make one start, but the rain got me in the fourth inning. I think they were leaning toward me making two rehab starts anyway." |
| May 18, 2008 Jake Westbrook had a decent start on Sunday for Single-A Lake County as he held the Lexington Legends to one run over 3.1 innings, according to Minor League Baseball.com. Westbrook permitted three hits and a walk while striking out four. |
| May 16, 2008 Jake Westbrook's rehab start for Single-A Lake County has been moved from Saturday to Sunday, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. |
| May 14, 2008 Jake Westbrook , who threw a 70-pitch simulated session on Tuesday, was originally scheduled to make a rehab start for Single-A Lake County on Saturday, but Soloff said it's likely the start might be pushed back to Sunday, according to MLB.com. Soloff was still waiting to gauge how Westbrook was feeling from Tuesday's effort. |
| May 13, 2008 The Cleveland Indians report RHP Jake Westbrook , currently on the 15-day DL with a strained left intercostal muscle, is scheduled to make a rehab appearance with Class A Lake County on Saturday against Lexington, according to MLB.com. |
| May 11, 2008 Jake Westbrook threw a bullpen session on Saturday, and manager Eric Wedge thinks the starting pitcher could return before the end of the month, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Westbrook is out due to a left intercostal strain. |
| April 26, 2008 Jake Westbrook is expected to miss at least one month with a muscle strain in his lower back, according to the AP. The team initially figured the injury would keep him out only for a few starts. Indians trainer Lonnie Soloff said the timetable for Westbrooks recovery changed because the symptoms of his injury persisted for a week since he got injured. |
| April 25, 2008 Jake Westbrook said when he threw a fastball to Minnesota's Mike Lamb last Saturday, the pain to his left ribs was immediate, and he knew something was very wrong, this according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Westbrook wound up on the 15-day disabled list with an intercostal muscles strain the following day. It was another bump in the road for Westbrook, who last season missed seven weeks with a left oblique strain. |
| April 23, 2008 Jake Westbrook is expected to miss 2-4 weeks of action due to his left intercostal strain, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The team will re-examine the injury in about five days. If Westbrook is still having discomfort, he'll receive a cortisone shot to aid the healing process. |
| April 22, 2008 Jake Westbrook has been placed on the 15-day DL (retroactive to April 20) due to a left intercostal strain, according to MLB.com. To replace him on the roster, the team recalled outfielder Ben Francisco from Triple-A Buffalo. |
| April 19, 2008 Jake Westbrook had another solid outing on Saturday allowing three runs in seven innings, but he fell to 1-2 thanks to continued poor offensive support. |
| April 15, 2008 Jake Westbrook completed his third straight quality start on Monday night, but received a no-decision after the Indians bullpen blew his 4-2 lead. |
| April 14, 2008 Jake Westbrook kept the Red Sox fairly quiet on Monday, allowing two runs (one earned) over 6.1 innings. He served up seven hits, walked three, and struck out five. The Indians bullpen ended up blowing a 4-1 lead and a win opportunity. |
| April 8, 2008 Jake Westbrook went the distance for the Indians Tuesday, allowing three runs on seven hits while striking out four over nine innings. Travis Hafner gave the Tribe the lead in the top of the inning with a two-run jack, and Westbrook shut the door in the bottom of the frame. He needed just 94 pitches in the complete game effort. Westbrook had a phenomenal spring, and that's carried over into the regular season, as he has a 2.76 ERA after two starts. |
| April 3, 2008 Jake Westbrook was dealt his first loss of the season on Thursday as he allowed two runs on six hits over 7.1 innings of work, with one walk and three strikeouts. Both runs came on solo homers by Joe Crede and Juan Uribe, as Cleveland fell 2-1. |
| March 30, 2008 Jake Westbrook tossed another four scoreless innings on Saturday, allowing two hits in a 5-4 loss to Atlanta. Westbrook has yet to give up a run in 18 spring innings. Over that span, he has allowed only seven hits in total, while striking out 20. |
| March 24, 2008 Jake Westbrook pitching six perfect innings on Monday against the Braves. During his work he struck out eight batters. Arguably the best outing by any pitcher this spring. Westbrook's inconsistencies the last few years have dropped him in fantasy circles. More performances like this and he will climb the cheat charts quickly. |
| March 9, 2008 Jake Westbrook pitched three solid innings on Sunday, and the Cleveland Indians hit three solo home runs to defeat the Washington Nationals, 5-2. Westbrook has been bothered by a sore right arm this spring but appears to be ready for the opening week of the regular season. The Indians right-hander missed several starts last year to injury and logged a substandard K rate and had only six wins on the season. In Westbrook's second start this spring he gave up one hit, one walk and struck out five. |
| February 28, 2008 Jake Westbrook, who missed today's start because of a sore right arm, threw a 45-pitch bullpen session, this according to The Plain Dealer. Westbrook is scheduled to take the pill to the hill against Detroit on Sunday. The report notes that Westbrook says he's always experienced arm soreness in spring training. "I usually have it for about half of spring training," said Westbrook, "but this year it's probably a little stronger than in the past." Westbrook said throwing the bullpen was easier on his arm than pitching in today's game. |
| February 27, 2008 Jake Westbrook has been scratched from his scheduled start on Thursday because of a sore arm, this according to a report on Sports Illustrated. "I usually get this every year," he said. "I'm not a big fan of throwing bullpens every other day. It usually acts up on me." Westbrook figures to be fine and be the team's third starter this year. If healthy, he figures to return to the form that allowed him to pile up 44 wins in 2004-06. |