The tendon is slow to heal and even normal movement may cause problems—three months to heal and another three months before can throw a baseball at all.
I kind of hate it, but I would not be the least bit surprised if he’s part of a trade this winter. If they do, let’s hope it works out better than Cease.
I was thinking the same thing. It’s hard not to jump to conclusions, but yea, one Tommy John and now likely shoulder surgery coming after they exhaust all other options. We will see him in 2026 after we’ve all but forgot he existed.
Yes, fans care about this rivalry stuff, BTW, the Cubs and Sox are not rivals. The players on both teams are playing for a paycheck and will act accordingly.