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December 07, 2007
Baby Bomber "Tommy John" Club
I'm attempting to put together a list of all the recent Yankees pitching prospects who have undergone Tommy John surgery. I know about:
Alan Horne
Andrew Brackman
Christian Garcia
Humberto Sanchez
J. Brent Cox
Jason Stephens
Lance Pendleton
Mark Melancon
Am I forgetting someone else? Thanks in advance.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at December 7, 2007 01:20 PM
Comments
J.B. Cox didn't have full-blown TJS. And Horne, if it matters, had his TJS while in college.
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at December 7, 2007 01:33 PM
Yeah, I should have noted that Cox had his ligament repaired but not replaced. But, it's still pretty close to TJS. Same underlying issue - just a tweak on the fix.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at December 7, 2007 01:53 PM
The Yankees minor leagues have been TJS central. No doubt. Just thought I'd add the two notes about the guys listed that I knew about.
Posted by: baileywalk at December 7, 2007 02:06 PM
Is Mariano Rivera a pitching prospect?
Posted by: j at December 7, 2007 02:48 PM
Not any more J - and neither is Pavano.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at December 7, 2007 03:41 PM
What happened to Stephens? He pitched one season (2004), had the surgery, and hasn't thrown an inning since. And of course Pendleton had TJ, he went to Rice.
Posted by: dan at December 7, 2007 05:44 PM