Good overview of potential rotation. I'm a big Reynaldo López fan but I have some real concerns. Shoulders are tricky, more-so than elbows (unlike thirty years ago). Lopez was rolling along in '24, then develops shoulder pain and is shut down and does 'rehab'. I think he tried to ramp up but, because of more pain, was shut down for the entire winter. In spring training all seemed good but after one start he has more shoulder pain and is shut down. Then the orthopedists recommend "exploratory arthroscopy". (This, in itself, is a bit odd because the anatomy of the shoulder joint is usually defined with MRI, and arthroscopy is then carried out to fix something.) We are told the arthroscopy showed "no abnormalities". So now he is on his third "rest and rehab" program. I hope this goes well, but unless there is some adjustment to his mechanics, on what do we base any optimism that he will not have more shoulder pain as he begins throwing harder?
I was told that they cleaned some stuff out while they were in there, so I'm hoping that that took care of the issue. I guess we won't know until next year, though
The article I saw right after the surgery just said, "No abnormalities found". If, indeed, they "cleaned out some stuff", then some sort of abnormality was found - perhaps some cartilage fragments and that would be a reason for some optimism that things will be better. But if that were the case, I would think the medical info right after the surgery would have detailed this. 'Cleaning out some stuff' could be very hopeful for improvement; "no abnormalities found" leaves a lot to wonder about.
I interpreted the abnormality stuff as talking about nothing structural or majorly damaged, but I may have misinterpreted that. Let me ask around and dig a little bit
I had a sports surgeon once tell me that every single professional athlete had some sort of wear and tear in the joint, but the question was was there an excessive amount?
That's basically what I saw. I guess that would still allow for something like cartilage fragments, but to me (I'm a surgeon) that would mean something abnormal and there might be improvement with the fragments removed.
Good overview of potential rotation. I'm a big Reynaldo López fan but I have some real concerns. Shoulders are tricky, more-so than elbows (unlike thirty years ago). Lopez was rolling along in '24, then develops shoulder pain and is shut down and does 'rehab'. I think he tried to ramp up but, because of more pain, was shut down for the entire winter. In spring training all seemed good but after one start he has more shoulder pain and is shut down. Then the orthopedists recommend "exploratory arthroscopy". (This, in itself, is a bit odd because the anatomy of the shoulder joint is usually defined with MRI, and arthroscopy is then carried out to fix something.) We are told the arthroscopy showed "no abnormalities". So now he is on his third "rest and rehab" program. I hope this goes well, but unless there is some adjustment to his mechanics, on what do we base any optimism that he will not have more shoulder pain as he begins throwing harder?
I was told that they cleaned some stuff out while they were in there, so I'm hoping that that took care of the issue. I guess we won't know until next year, though
The article I saw right after the surgery just said, "No abnormalities found". If, indeed, they "cleaned out some stuff", then some sort of abnormality was found - perhaps some cartilage fragments and that would be a reason for some optimism that things will be better. But if that were the case, I would think the medical info right after the surgery would have detailed this. 'Cleaning out some stuff' could be very hopeful for improvement; "no abnormalities found" leaves a lot to wonder about.
I interpreted the abnormality stuff as talking about nothing structural or majorly damaged, but I may have misinterpreted that. Let me ask around and dig a little bit
I had a sports surgeon once tell me that every single professional athlete had some sort of wear and tear in the joint, but the question was was there an excessive amount?
Mark Bowman reported it as " nothing structural"
https://www.mlb.com/news/reynaldo-lopez-no-structural-damage-right-shoulder-injury
That's basically what I saw. I guess that would still allow for something like cartilage fragments, but to me (I'm a surgeon) that would mean something abnormal and there might be improvement with the fragments removed.
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Nice analysis. We’d all love another top FA SP, but the risk is outrageously high. the guys you mention are probably looking at a $200+ million deal.