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Tommy John surgery for O's prospect Dylan Bundy | orioles.com: News
Top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Thursday, effectively ending the 20-year-old's season and sidelining him for approximately 12 months.
Bundy was re-examined in Florida by Dr. James Andrews on Wednesday after suffering a setback during his rehab earlier in the week, and he was diagnosed with a partial tear in his elbow ligament. The surgery -- which will be performed by Andrews -- typically requires a year of rehab/recovery, but it varies in each particular case and is a significant blow for an Orioles club that could have used the right-hander at the big league level this season.
"It's because of where he was drafted and what our hopes are," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said of the buzz around Bundy's season-ending surgery.
"He had some roads to cross, and this might help him some in certain situations. Hopefully, next year this time we'll be putting a date on when he is going to pitch again in a game. And we all know, obviously there are a lot of exceptions, but this is a procedure that has become, unfortunately, pretty commonplace, as Dr. Andrews would say."
The fourth overall pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, Bundy -- who netted a $6.25 million signing bonus -- was ranked the No. 2 prospect in baseball by MLB.com entering the season. But he never looked quite right this spring and was optioned to Double-A Bowie early in camp, last throwing off a mound in March.
Top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Thursday, effectively ending the 20-year-old's season and sidelining him for approximately 12 months.
Bundy was re-examined in Florida by Dr. James Andrews on Wednesday after suffering a setback during his rehab earlier in the week, and he was diagnosed with a partial tear in his elbow ligament. The surgery -- which will be performed by Andrews -- typically requires a year of rehab/recovery, but it varies in each particular case and is a significant blow for an Orioles club that could have used the right-hander at the big league level this season.
"It's because of where he was drafted and what our hopes are," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said of the buzz around Bundy's season-ending surgery.
"He had some roads to cross, and this might help him some in certain situations. Hopefully, next year this time we'll be putting a date on when he is going to pitch again in a game. And we all know, obviously there are a lot of exceptions, but this is a procedure that has become, unfortunately, pretty commonplace, as Dr. Andrews would say."
The fourth overall pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, Bundy -- who netted a $6.25 million signing bonus -- was ranked the No. 2 prospect in baseball by MLB.com entering the season. But he never looked quite right this spring and was optioned to Double-A Bowie early in camp, last throwing off a mound in March.
