Tommy John For Hagadone?

by Red Peltic on Apr 26, 2008 1:26 PM EDT

Via rotoworld.com : Red Sox left-handed pitching prospect Nick Hagadone could need Tommy John elbow surgery.

Not good news as he was killing it at Single-A Greenville, with a 33 inning scoreless streak before his last start.

I don't think Hagadone's ETA was anywhere in 2008, but this certainly delays his arrival probably delays it by a year.

Jeez, even the players in the Sox' farm teams aren't immune to the sudden Flu-Like Symptoms/Injury bug.

Link here

Tweet Comment 4 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

Also...

Hagadone will meet with the acclaimed Dr. James Andrews the arm specialist to determine the next plan of action.

by Red Peltic on Apr 25, 2008 2:30 PM EDT reply actions

Very unfortunate, as he was the next big pitcher in the production line. Power lefties are hard to come by.

And this follows the news of Austin Bailey’s torn labrum (haven’t seen it confirmed in an official source).

Bottom 9th B:1 S:0 O:0 With Bill Mueller batting, Dave Roberts steals (1) 2nd base.

by britsoxfan on Apr 25, 2008 4:00 PM EDT reply actions

A definate bummer

But in some ways, better that this come to light now when he still has time to recover in the minors before being needed at the big club.

"When you don't feel good and you still get hits, that's how you know you're a bad man." - Manny Ramirez - the official quote of MVN Radio's Red Sox podcast

by timfrommvn on Apr 26, 2008 3:31 PM EDT reply actions

Most starting pitchers have TJ surgery at some point during their career these days. The good news is that it’s becoming a more routine procedure and pitchers often recover to be as good or better than they were before the surgery. It usually takes 1 year to recover and rehab from the procedure and then another year to get command and stuff back.

"You know you're having a bad day when the fifth inning rolls around and they drag the warning track." - Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, 1992.

by SoxDevil on Apr 30, 2008 1:03 PM EDT reply actions