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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有可能也要成为今年开TJ大队的一份子了
这位教士队的右投在开季前进了DL，但到目前为止手臂的情况仍未见太大的起色
JJ本周将会去看知名的Dr. James Andrews寻求第二意见
据传JJ很有可能会去动他生涯第二次的TJ手术，教士球团对此也相当忧心
教士在去年底以1年8M的合约签下JJ，若JJ今年先发不满7场就能以4M执行他明年的选择权