Scott Oberg Provides Relief
Scott Oberg has been the only dependable piece so far. Oberg has worked as the closer, the setup man, the guy who gets a couple innings to finish out a loss, and he's taken it all in stride. Oberg tossed a shutout inning on Sunday, the final game heading into the All-Star break, lowering his ERA to 1.24 after 43 2/3 innings. It's been nearly a month since he gave up an earned run, he's only walked one batter in the last two weeks, and he's struck out at least two hitters in five of his last six outings. He still pitches for Colorado and will always carry that anchor, but outside of that one thing, he's been phenomenal.
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Scott Oberg Could Retire
Scott Oberg (elbow) has not been playing catch, and the concept of attempting a comeback at this point seems far-fetched. Four instances of a blood clot in his right forearm have derailed the right-hander's career, with the first incident coming in August of 2016 and the fourth in March of last year at spring training. A compression spot was detected in his forearm while undergoing an ultrasound exam last September, and surgery was done to clean up scar tissue and shave "down away all the area that was compressing up against the artery." "I'm not really in a rush to pick up a ball again in the near term and give it another go," Oberg said.
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