• Baby Bomber “Tommy John” Club

    Posted by on December 7th, 2007 · Comments (6)

    I’m attempting to put together a list of all the recent Yankees pitching prospects who have undergone Tommy John surgery. I know about:

    Alan Horne
    Andrew Brackman
    Christian Garcia
    Humberto Sanchez
    J. Brent Cox
    Jason Stephens
    Lance Pendleton
    Mark Melancon

    Am I forgetting someone else? Thanks in advance.

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    Comments on Baby Bomber “Tommy John” Club

    1. baileywalk
      December 7th, 2007 | 1:33 pm

      J.B. Cox didn’t have full-blown TJS. And Horne, if it matters, had his TJS while in college.

    2. December 7th, 2007 | 1:53 pm

      Yeah, I should have noted that Cox had his ligament repaired but not replaced. But, it’s still pretty close to TJS. Same underlying issue – just a tweak on the fix.

    3. baileywalk
      December 7th, 2007 | 2:06 pm

      The Yankees minor leagues have been TJS central. No doubt. Just thought I’d add the two notes about the guys listed that I knew about.

    4. j
      December 7th, 2007 | 2:48 pm

      Is Mariano Rivera a pitching prospect?

    5. December 7th, 2007 | 3:41 pm

      Not any more J – and neither is Pavano.

    6. dan
      December 7th, 2007 | 5:44 pm

      What happened to Stephens? He pitched one season (2004), had the surgery, and hasn’t thrown an inning since. And of course Pendleton had TJ, he went to Rice.

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