Brewers ace Jimmy Nelson not to resume throwing until spring training
Jimmy Nelson
LAKE BUENA VISTA  Fla. -- Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell has reiterated that ace  Jimmy Nelson  will not resume throwing until spring training and won't be ready for opening day as  he  comes back from a shoulder injury.
 Nelson  was 12-6 with a 3.49 ERA last season. The right-hander was hurt Sept. 8 diving back to first after rounding the base after getting a single.
"I talked to  him  last week   he 's doing great and  he 's very encouraged by how  he 's recovering " Counsell said Monday at the winter meetings. "Look  the loss of  Jimmy Nelson   it hurts. I knew when it happened  I said this is going to hurt more in 2018 than it does the last five starts."
"But in 2018 when you go back to a 25-man roster and you lose a guy that's pitching into the seventh inning three times a month  through the seventh inning  that's when it hurts "  he  said.
LAKE BUENA VISTA  Fla. -- Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell has reiterated that ace   [TGT] will not resume throwing until spring training and won't be ready for opening day as   [TGT]   comes back from a shoulder injury.
  [TGT] was 12-6 with a 3.49 ERA last season. The right-hander was hurt Sept. 8 diving back to first after rounding the base after getting a single.
"I talked to   [TGT]   last week    [TGT]  's doing great and   [TGT]  's very encouraged by how   [TGT]  's recovering " Counsell said Monday at the winter meetings. "Look  the loss of   [TGT]    it hurts. I knew when it happened  I said this is going to hurt more in 2018 than it does the last five starts."
"But in 2018 when you go back to a 25-man roster and you lose a guy that's pitching into the seventh inning three times a month  through the seventh inning  that's when it hurts "   [TGT]   said.