For most of the last few decades, pitchers with a torn ulnar collateral ligament could pencil in a 12-to-18 month recovery from Tommy John surgery. Monday, Sheehan revealed the diagnosis that led to his decision last week to have the season-ending Tommy John procedure along with an internal brace.
The hastened recovery time amounts to a silver lining within a dark cloud for the Dodgers' rotation. Sheehan entered his sophomore season as a quality depth piece for a rebuilt rotation. Last year, he was a surprise call-up from Double-A to bail out an injury-depleted rotation.
Collection
[
|
...
]