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San Diego Padres' starter Josh Johnson may require Tommy John surgery due to
consistent discomfort in his throwing elbow, according to an industry source
familiar with the situation. Johnson is currently waiting on the results of
some tests and will likely see Dr. James Andrews for a second opinion this
week, but Tommy John surgery currently seems like the most likely scenario
for the right-hander, according to sources. Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports
noted earlier tonight that the Padres were becoming increasingly worried
about the possibility of Johnson needing Tommy John.
Johnson, who signed a one-year, $8M deal with San Diego this offseason, has
been sidelined since the end of March with a strained right forearm and has
not appeared in a game yet this season. He had Tommy John surgery back in
2007, and has struggled to stay healthy throughout his entire nine-year major
league career.
Johnson's contract includes a $4M option for 2015 that will automatically
trigger if the 30-year old makes less than seven starts this season. That
clause was put in the deal as an insurance policy due to Johnson's injury
history.
痛痛的Josh Johnson有可能也要成為今年開TJ大隊的一份子了
這位教士隊的右投在開季前進了DL，但到目前為止手臂的情況仍未見太大的起色
JJ本週將會去看知名的Dr. James Andrews尋求第二意見
據傳JJ很有可能會去動他生涯第二次的TJ手術，教士球團對此也相當憂心
教士在去年底以1年8M的合約簽下JJ，若JJ今年先發不滿7場就能以4M執行他明年的選擇權