Right. But it's also pretty fair to think that by misdiagnosing it, they didn't properly treat the root cause. By getting a more accurate image this time. and knowing it's a stress fracture versus something else, it's more likely they fix it.
Who knows if he'll be back this year, and neck issues can be a problem, but this is a bone thing more than anything. And I can't remember a single pitcher who's career was derailed entirely by a stress fracture, though I'm just going off of my memory here.