The 2006 NL Cy Young Award winner, who was 22-7 last season, was rocked for six runs in his April 6 start, getting a no-decision in a 9-8 victory over Colorado. He was scrubbed from his next start, then the decision was made to put him on the DL. It’s just his second trip to the disabled list in his seven major league seasons. The other was in 2003. Webb has pitched more than 200 innings in each of his last five seasons. “He’s a guy we’re going to be careful with,” Melvin said before the game. “We’re not going to push him and say ‘See if you can throw through it and see if it loosens up.’ He’s too important for us to try to push through something through that.” With the way the Diamondbacks are going to baby Webb, we likely won’t see him until late May at the earliest. Keep the must-start Fantasy SP reserved until further notice. (Rotoworld, CBS Sports)

Will Carroll has more information in today’s Under the Knife:

It surprised a lot of people that Webb is already throwing. It’s not a special outing, but part of the normal routine for Webb and the rest of the D’backs. I’m sure he was watched closely, and that there was more interest in this light game of catch, but it’s not abnormal, and for what it was, it went well. Webb said afterwards that he had only normal soreness, but Nick Piecoro points out that Webb’s velocity was down into the low 80s just before he was pulled. Even though Webb isn’t as reliant on velocity as he is on movement, there’s still an element of “this high to ride the ride” with a fastball. Kevin Goldstein has noted in the past that there are almost no successful right-handed pitchers that live below 90 mph.

Management should make the call by Wednesday. Maine admitted after Saturday night’s game that he’ll need offseason arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder. There has been speculation for some time now that there was something physically wrong with Maine. Turns out it’s a painful bone spur in his throwing shoulder. He let up a season-high eight earned runs on Saturday but will continue to pitch through the pain this season. Manuel and pitching coach Dan Warthen have contingency plans in place in case Maine’s condition worsens. “I’m comfortable with anybody who wants to gut it out,” Manuel said. “But if that isn’t enough for us to win, then I have to make a decision about that.” Maine was approached Sunday about the idea of shutting it down the rest of the season, but told Manuel and Warthen he wants to pitch. “We’ll see how it is in a couple of days,” Maine said. “They asked. I told them, but I have to do what they say.” (Rotoworld, CBS Sports)

Update: Just a few hours after this was posted, the Mets placed Maine on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Aug. 24, with a bone spur in his right shoulder.  Surgery would take care of Maine’s problem, but it’d also end his season. He might be done even if he tries to rehab and put surgery off to the winter. Maybe he could try coming back as a reliever next month, but the shoulder is going to be a problem until he has the procedure. (Rotoworld)

Maine, who matched a career high by allowing eight runs in the Mets’ 8-3 loss to the Astros Saturday, plans to gut out the rest of the season, but he looks likely to require surgery afterward, the NY Daily News’ Mets blog reports. Maine has a bone spur in the back of his right shoulder that’s irritating him and isn’t even throwing between starts. That inactivity is causing him to miss pitch locations, including by a foot based in Brian Schneider’s estimatation on a crushing three-run homer by Lance Berkman in the third inning. The surgical procedure shouldn’t be as ominous as it might sound as it probably would require shaving the bone so it doesn’t cause irritation. As of now, Maine will remain in the rotation, but if he continues to struggle the Mets may be forced to shut him down. (Rotowire)