Adalberto Ibarra Undergoes Labrum Surgery

by Ben Buchanan on Nov 3, 2010 12:18 PM EDT in News

Alex Speier is reporting that Adalberto Ibarra, the Cuban catching prospect acquired by the Red Sox in July, has undergone surgery to fix the injured labrum in his right shoulder. While the surgery wasn't absolutely necessary, the Sox chose to go through with it rather than have the problem possibly plague Ibarra throughout the 2011 season.

This is the injury that likely cost Ibarra over $3 million on his signing bonus after a failed physical, as the Sox dropped their offer from $4.3 million to about $750,000.

Ibarra only played in a few games for the Salem Red Sox, and while he didn't show much power at all (possibly due to the injured shoulder), he did manage to post a .400 OBP thanks to 11 walks in just over 50 at bats.

Tweet Comment 15 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

I’m not liking this

Watch The Internet Sport Show
Join the Lacrosse community The Lacrosse Blog

by Marisa Ingemi on Nov 3, 2010 1:14 PM EDT reply actions

I'm thinking it's not really a surprise

most likely the particular injury that cost him a major league deal. They clearly thought he has some chance of recovering fully. If not, he was pretty cheap anyways.

by wolf9309 on Nov 3, 2010 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions

True

But his propect ranking is getting lower and lower… Always a concern.

Watch The Internet Sport Show
Join the Lacrosse community The Lacrosse Blog

by Marisa Ingemi on Nov 3, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions

It's not "getting lower and lower"

This is just his lowered bonus issue resolving itself. In fact, when you talk about someone losing >$3 million off a $4 million bonus, I’m pretty relieved that it’s something they think can be easilly corrected by surgery.

Over the Monster -- SB Nation's Resident Red Sox Site
USG

by Ben Buchanan on Nov 3, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions

I mean

rankings wise. Maybe the injury is a good thing, because he is better than he played in Salem. Let’s see.
But I am just a bit concerned.

Watch The Internet Sport Show
Join the Lacrosse community The Lacrosse Blog

by Marisa Ingemi on Nov 3, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Is he better though?

I mean, I honestly can’t find anything about this guy anywhere and Cubans are always a crap shoot anyway. I hadn’t heard he had an awesome bat or was great behind the plate anywhere. These things were assumed though because we offered him so much money. He was never particularly high in my book, especially since he didn’t get much meaningful playing time this year anyway. Next year is the time we can rank him, until then he’s TBD, but if anything this has improved his status, he played hurt earlier and now that’ll be fixed and as Ben pointed out, it likely the reason we cut his bonus by so much.

Wait ’til next year before we rank him as prospect and all the pressures involved in that.

"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.

by Rogue Nine on Nov 4, 2010 5:31 AM EDT up reply actions

Actually, yes, he is supposed to have a pretty awesome bat.

Over the Monster -- SB Nation's Resident Red Sox Site
USG

by Ben Buchanan on Nov 4, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Right

That is why his lack of power concerned me.

Watch The Internet Sport Show
Help get Lacrosse on SBN. Join the lacrosse community at The Lacrosse Blog

by Marisa Ingemi on Nov 5, 2010 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions

40 at-bats with an injured Labrum.

Eh.

Over the Monster -- SB Nation's Resident Red Sox Site
USG

by Ben Buchanan on Nov 5, 2010 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions

That few?

For some reason I thought it was more.

Watch The Internet Sport Show
Help get Lacrosse on SBN. Join the lacrosse community at The Lacrosse Blog

by Marisa Ingemi on Nov 5, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions

i guess

I hadn’t seen enough about him to even consider him as far as prospect lists go. I don’t think he was intended to bea sure-thing superstar or anything

by wolf9309 on Nov 3, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Right

I have not seen him either. From what I hear though, his power numbers were disapointing.
He is ranked 34th right now.

Watch The Internet Sport Show
Join the Lacrosse community The Lacrosse Blog

by Marisa Ingemi on Nov 3, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions

well i meant seen enough about him, there's lots i rate highly but haven't seen myself

but yeah

by wolf9309 on Nov 3, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Things I heard on this guy:

I heard he throws at 100 mph and can hit a fly trying to steal a free bite of candy
I heard he was once made one throw and caught two baserunners
I heard he hit a ball so far in Cuba that our satelitte early warning system feared another missile crisis
I heard he calls pitches so well that every starter even DiceK can go 10 plus innings
I heard he frames pitches so well that his work is on display in the Guggenheim
I heard he has so much power that he has knocked the cover off of several baseballs

No, just kidding – What I really heard is that we need a catcher for 2011 and beyond and he is not ready…

"Man that ball got outta here in a hurry, you know anything that travels that far oughta have a damn stewardess on it, don't you think?" - Crash Davis

by Dave D on Nov 4, 2010 9:04 AM EDT reply actions