CJ undergoes season-ending surgery

by knockoutking on Aug 11, 2008 12:45 PM CDT Comment 32 comments

per rotoworld (from MLB.com)

C.J. Wilson has to decided to undergo season-ending surgery to remove bone chips and bone spurs from his left elbow.

Wilson is expected to be fully healthy in time for spring training, as no muscular damage was found in his elbow. Wilson emerged as the Rangers' closer during the second half last season and began this year by converting 22-of-24 save chances, but allowed 12 runs while blowing two saves in his last eight appearances. Eddie Guarado has taken over ninth-inning duties in Texas, with Frank Francisco setting him up.

"I'm really looking forward to next year, that's the biggest thing," Wilson said from California, where he has been seeing Dr. Lewis Yocum. "This year I have been handicapped the whole time. I probably should have had this done at the end of last year. I drove the wheels off that car and now it's time to get a new one."

The other possibility was to have a cortisone shot and try to pitch the rest of the season, but the discovery of bone chips as well as the spurs made Wilson decide to have the surgery this week. He will be in a sling for 7-10 days and could begin a throwing program before the season is over.

"I'm relieved," Wilson said. "My main focus is to come back and play for next year and the rest of my career."

from: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080811&content_id=3290711&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnerId=rss_mlb

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guess it had to happen sooner than later...

probably best for the rangers long-term plans

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by knockoutking on Aug 11, 2008 12:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Good

I’d rather he go ahead and do it now and have lots of time to prepare for next season. The way things have gone for Ranger arms this year I’d hate to risk a setback if he chose to wait until October to have surgery, or further injury if he is compensating for pain or discomfort.

I guess this could open a roster spot if they need to bring up Mayberry.

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by t ball on Aug 11, 2008 12:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

im glad he did this

he wasnt gonna help the team out if he pitched this year not fully healthy. hopefully next year he gets 100% healthy and returns to his 2007 ways.

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by Steal Home on Aug 11, 2008 1:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

bone chips

I don’t personally have any experience with arm injuries, but everytime I hear that someone has “bone chips” I cringe. I know torn tendons and ligaments are probably far more painful, but I have this mental picture of shards of bone stabbing every direction in his arm. Ow.

by JBImaknee on Aug 11, 2008 1:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Good for Ceej

Bone chips with the spurring can definately lead to decreased command & control. And the evidence backs it up – he had been on a downhill slide.

Also, his responses are just what you want to hear. Very good.

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by Rodney on Aug 11, 2008 2:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Well...

A very disappointing year for BGL. I really expected him to come out and nail down that “closer of the future” role for the team this year. However it seems yet another injury kept him from getting the opportunity to do so.

I do hope that this was the cause of his lack of command this year. I just don’t want to see this as an excuse for his performance this year, and then next year he comes out and performs the same way he did this year. I’m far more skeptical of him now, but still feel like he could be a quality ML closer. I hope he fully recovers and returns to his ‘07 form next year. The Rangers really need it.

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by slc ranger on Aug 11, 2008 2:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I have had boone chips in a heel

and before i had them removed i can tell you that if they are hitting soft tissue just in the right way it can be ultra painful and then at other times you may not feel any pain at all, it just depends on that certain movement, I hope CJ does well in his recovery and burns it up next season (with the Rangers of course)

by TRFAN on Aug 11, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

bone not boone.....another of my many mistakes

by TRFAN on Aug 11, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

So what is he now?

When the Rangers open spring training next spring is CJ the closer? Or will they bring someone in to compete? Did he really do enough this season to be handed the job?

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by cgolden on Aug 11, 2008 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

To me he's a loogy

with the opportunity to play himself back into a bigger role. When his stuff is on and his head is right, his shutdown innings are a joy to watch. I just worry that his biggest problems are between his ears; there’s no surgery for that.

by bhudson on Aug 11, 2008 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 11, 2008 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

last year?

I probably should have had this done at the end of last year

So he has been pitching hurt all year?

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by RangerMad on Aug 11, 2008 2:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That’s what he says.

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by Brett Perryman on Aug 11, 2008 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

im calling BS

if he was suffering through this since last season, then i dont feel sorry for him at all b/c he should have done something at the end of last season

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by Jayslick on Aug 11, 2008 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

he's a tool

by Goyogringo on Aug 11, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

I used to really like CJ…but he’s becoming more and more of a big ‘ole Dbag.

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by 8legs2fangs on Aug 12, 2008 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

arb

Is CJ eligible for arbitration this year?

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by RangerMad on Aug 11, 2008 3:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

yes

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by bigsteve on Aug 11, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

here's hoping

he comes back strong.

by jcAustin on Aug 11, 2008 3:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeaaa.

Another pitcher pitching while he is injured. Love it.

by coolaid on Aug 11, 2008 3:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't get it

CJ implies that he has been bothered for the entire season by the elbow but waited to say anything until after the ASB?

by Goyogringo on Aug 11, 2008 3:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

It's blowing my mind too

The idea that a pro athlete would try to play through an injury when he risks losing a kickass role on the team (and maybe his job, period) if he shuts himself down and has the surgery is just… I mean, whoah, broseph! My mind is, like, broken.

Major league baseball players have a pretty good record of fully disclosing any and all maladies as soon as they happen, so this is just freaking crazy.

If Ceej was a “man” he would’ve held a press conference about this shit as soon as it started bothering him so that opposing batters could better understand their situation when facing him.

What a tool.

F-Minus, you freaking liar!!!

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by thedirkatron on Aug 12, 2008 3:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think CJ is using this

as a cover up to why he stunk it up so bad.

by Coolbean04 on Aug 11, 2008 5:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I think you're using this

as a showcase for your incredible deductive logic skillz.

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by thedirkatron on Aug 12, 2008 3:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You can't really have it both ways

Some here call him a wimp for going on the DL for the elbow, suggesting he continue to throw despite the pain. Others call him foolish for throwing hurt all season. He has had problems for awhile now, but the staff in Arlington assured him it would be fine.

I think there is a pattern here of injuries being questionably managed. Since most players don’t have the medical background to make an informed decision, it would be my guess that they are being poorly managed. How many other teams have such an epidemic of injuries?

by eclou on Aug 11, 2008 6:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

no I don't think so

Cj implied he was hurt at the end of last season and nowhere suggested he advised the staff of this who in turn advised that he pitch for one more year…

I forever hear the coaching staff bitching about players who play hurt but don’t tell anyone until it is too late. I blame the players with no other evidence indicating an alternative. But CJ is just a pussy.

by Goyogringo on Aug 11, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs