Shohei Ohtani Has New UCL Damage

[mulwin444]

Per Fletcher's Twitter...

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[totdprods]

Well, now it sure makes sense that they trotted him out in September now to test it, rather than wait until March, right? 

TJS recommended formally now too. He can get the surgery now, rehab during the offseason, and DH for us next year, rather than missing all of 2019 had they waited. 
 

[Chuck]

From Tim Mead...

[mulwin444]

Whelp, better now than spring 2019...

[Chuck]

Get it done after the season and let him hit the rest of this season and all of next.

[Scott34]

How does this affect his hitting availability in 2019? 

[krAbs]

What no way so shocking I had no idea this would happen.

[totdprods]

And it also gives the Angels the clear direction to focus on pitching depth and upgrades. 

This also clears up the DH picture next year. Ohtani will only hit, so there's a good chance the Angels will have real reason to sit down with Albert and discuss the possibility of reduced playing time. 

[The_Outrunner]

Could he keep dh'ing with the damage? 

[Chuck]

Just now, totdprods said:

And it also gives the Angels the clear direction to focus on pitching depth and upgrades. 

This also clears up the DH picture next year. Ohtani will only hit, so there's a good chance the Angels will have real reason to sit down with Albert and discuss the possibility of reduced playing time. 

All of this! 

[totdprods]

As awful as this news is, it literally could not come at a better time. It gives the Angels a clearer offseason plan, and by testing Shohei out both at the plate and on the mound this summer after the initial June injury, they were able to now determine that he 1) does indeed need TJS and 2) is a legitimate offensive threat. 

[rafibomb]

So Ohtani will be cleared to hit next season even after Tommy John? Or will the surgery sideline him altogether for the entire 2019 season?

[Taylor]

[m0nkey]

Lolz.

I would think he should be ok to hit by spring.  Still has about 6 months until spring training.

[m0nkey]

Also, in before anyone says this franchise is cursed and it only happens to the angels. 

[beatlesrule]

I'm sorry but I did laugh.  He is medically cleared to pitch. He comes out and throws 49 pitches and now needs surgery.  So, dumb ass doctors or what?  It seems like our medical staff went to school in van parked behind a 7 Eleven.

[Barrett]

How shocking is this? Dehydration? or what did they say it was? his back? it was his finger or hand that made his velocity drop? Absolutely disgusting. Congrats Angels. What a joke.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

[mulwin444]

2 minutes ago, Barrett said:

How shocking is this? Dehydration? or what did they say it was? his back? it was his finger or hand that made his velocity drop? Absolutely disgusting. Congrats Angels. What a joke.

Better now or Spring 2019?

[BackUpTheTruck]

7 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

So Ohtani will be cleared to hit next season even after Tommy John? Or will the surgery sideline him altogether for the entire 2019 season?

I hope his treatment goes well.

If he does hit in 2019, he probably won't be allowed to charge the mound.

[Cdaniel]

13 minutes ago, totdprods said:

And it also gives the Angels the clear direction to focus on pitching depth and upgrades. 

This also clears up the DH picture next year. Ohtani will only hit, so there's a good chance the Angels will have real reason to sit down with Albert and discuss the possibility of reduced playing time. 

That's what I was thinking.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

[UndertheHalo]

FRANCHISE OVER

 

 

 

 

 

joking aside.  This is for the best.  The worst thing that could have happened was him making 2 or 3 starts here to close the season and then get hurt in spring.  Which would have been been inevitable.  This is actually a big break for them as far as I’m concerned. 

[Taylor]

1 minute ago, mulwin444 said:

Better now or Spring 2019?

beatlesrule and barrett think Shohei should have had Tommy John in June. That way he'd be on track to return (as a pitcher) in December of 2019, rather than March of 2019. Genious!