Don't expect Litsch anymore this season

by adamgreuel on Jun 9, 2009 6:43 PM EDT

Blue Jays right-hander Jesse Litsch is scheduled to have Tommy John ligament-replacement surgery on his throwing elbow, according to manager Cito Gaston. The operation will likely take place on Friday and will be performed by arm specialist Dr. James Andrews.

Litsch has been rehabbing his arm at the Jays' complex in Florida since mid April and has met with Andrews twice before coming to this decision. In both prior visits, an MRI exam revealed no ligament damage and Litsch continued on his throwing program.

from mlbastian.mlblogs.com

Our young pitchers are getting serious injuries at an alarming rate with Marcum, Litsch, McGowan and Janssen...pretty crappy news.

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What the heck

How could they misdiagnose this so badly? When he got hurt, it was mild forearm discomfort and now he needs his ligament replaced?

Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.

by craig in calgary on Jun 9, 2009 6:49 PM EDT reply actions

I want to know why they're replacing a ligament that they don't think is damaged.

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 9, 2009 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Yikes

get ready Cecil

by aagoodfella on Jun 9, 2009 7:12 PM EDT reply actions

Yeesh

How many of our guys has Dr. Andrews worked on in the last 5 years?

Did the throwing program aggravate it to require this or was there always concern I wonder?

by plen on Jun 9, 2009 7:18 PM EDT reply actions

this doesn't surprise me at all

I thought it was TJ time the second he left the game. Very sad — hope he recovers and comes back strong!

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by hugo on Jun 9, 2009 7:28 PM EDT reply actions

yea, it looked messed up the way he was holding his arm when he walked off the field … i was thinking “broken tendon”

by aagoodfella on Jun 9, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Same feeling

I felt like something is wrong with that guy’s arm. Don’t want to see it again… looked painful.

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by achengy on Jun 10, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions

An interesting analysis was on BtB a little while ago

This guy dug through the injury reports/DL lists from 02-08 and compiled the stats. Turns out the Jays aren’t that bad in terms of injuries – lower 1/3 or 1/2 depending on which breakdown you’re looking at.

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/6/4/896616/dissecting-the-disabled-list-by

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by wroth91 on Jun 10, 2009 2:29 AM EDT reply actions

makes you wonder if there is something in the handling of these pitchers that is leading to these injuries. Is that three or four guys now that needed TJ surgery?

by BigTimeBlueJayFan on Jun 10, 2009 3:38 PM EDT reply actions

Marcum, BJ and now Litsch.

I don’t think McGowan did…I honeslty don’t know what has kept him out so long?

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by craig in calgary on Jun 10, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions

not positive

but i think McGowan did, but Marcum tore his labrum

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by boo15749 on Jun 10, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Wasnt Marcum Tommy John and Dustin was another type of Shoulder surgery.

Remember they were originally talking about have Dustin in May…. then it got bumped to July/August and then maybe not at all this year. If it was Tommy John it wouldn’t have even been a discussion for the first 5 months of the season

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by JohnnyG on Jun 10, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions