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A.J. Burnett, SP TOR
News: According to the Toronto Star, a relieved Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi said Saturday night that a problem with scar tissue in pitcher A.J. Burnett's right elbow caused him to pull himself out of a game earlier in the day. Burnett had "Tommy John'' ligament transplant surgery on his elbow three years ago and the team had feared a far more serious recurrence of some kind. But scar tissue often forms post-surgery and can break up, causing pain and discomfort, which is apparently what happened to Burnett as he pitched in an 8-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox. The team was told by doctors to rest Burnett for at least five days and then try to have him resume his normal throwing regimen. "We hope so, we hope he can do that," Ricciardi said after results of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam were made known to him. "Obviously, we're going to err on the side of caution."
Analysis: Whew. That was a close one. Fantasy owners can relax at this point, but this is an indication of how frail his elbow, and his entire season, could be.
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News: According to the Toronto Star, a relieved Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi said Saturday night that a problem with scar tissue in pitcher A.J. Burnett's right elbow caused him to pull himself out of a game earlier in the day. Burnett had "Tommy John'' ligament transplant surgery on his elbow three years ago and the team had feared a far more serious recurrence of some kind. But scar tissue often forms post-surgery and can break up, causing pain and discomfort, which is apparently what happened to Burnett as he pitched in an 8-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox. The team was told by doctors to rest Burnett for at least five days and then try to have him resume his normal throwing regimen. "We hope so, we hope he can do that," Ricciardi said after results of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam were made known to him. "Obviously, we're going to err on the side of caution."
Analysis: Whew. That was a close one. Fantasy owners can relax at this point, but this is an indication of how frail his elbow, and his entire season, could be.
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