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River Ave. Blues ยป Banuelos to have Tommy John surgery this week

Banuelos to have Tommy John surgery this week

October 2, 2012 by Mike 196 Comments

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Via Josh Norris, left-hander and top pitching prospect Manny Banuelos will have Tommy John surgery on Thursday. Brian Cashman confirmed the news and said it’s a new injury. “If we knew he’d needed (surgery) a year ago, he’d have had it done a year ago,” said the GM.

Banuelos, 21, missed essentially all of 2012 with what the team called a “bone bruise” in his elbow, so this news is crummy but not completely unexpected. The worst part is that between this year and next, he’ll have lost two consecutive years of development due to injury. It’s probably not a coincidence that long-time pitching coordinator Billy Connors was recently dismissed given this news. He was working with the team’s rehabbing pitchers this year.

Hal Speaks: "Jobs are not riding on this"
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Filed Under: Asides, Injuries, Minors Tagged With: Manny Banuelos

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