Aces Vinny Cardenas Will Miss Season
<Miami:team#67> reliever <Vinny Cardenas:player#10803> could miss the remainder of the season because of a torn labrum. He exited yesterday's <St. Cloud:team#60> game after injuring himself while throwing a pitch. The original diagnosis said Cardenas would be out 8 months. Later on his doctors said he could be out even longer. "He's done," his manager commented at the BNN press conference. "It's a season-ending injury, but it could have been worse. It's not the worst-case scenario, so we're happy about that."

<Cardenas:player#10803> has compiled an ERA of 5.48 so far this season, winning 3 games with 1 loss and 1 save. In 19 relief appearances he has hurled 47.2 innings, yielded 54 hits and struck out 51. Opposing hitters have batted .280 against Cardenas.