A-Rod To Have Surgery, Out 9 Weeks
Via the ever-on-top-of-things-like-no-one-else Peter Abraham:
Alex Rodriguez will have less invasive surgery to repair the labrum, try to play and then have a full repair after the season.
A-Rod has an impingement, meaning bone is striking bone. The initial surgery will fix the labrum. The second will repair the bone deformity.
The goal, Dr. Philiipon, will be a rapid rehab. “It’s a very good option,” he said.
He said the rehab will take 6-9 weeks.
Surgery will be Monday. Dr. Philippon said he’s 85-90 percent certain A-Rod won’t have a setback this season.
A-Rod will stay in Vail for several weeks.
Again, it’ll be 6-9 weeks before he plays in a MLB game.
Nine weeks? Hmm… Three days ago, when this story first broke, the thought was that Alex would be out for ten weeks. So, after all the singin’ and dancin’ from the Yankees on this in the last 72 hours or so, we’re right back at the original rehab time-table…makes me sort of think that this “new” plan is the same one that was always out there…and that all the parties involved have now signed-off on it.
My guess? We’ll see A-Rod return to play on May 15th when the Yankees start a ten-game homestand against the Twins, O’s and Phillies. Let’s hope all goes well for him and the Yankees.
Sounds to me like they took a couple of days to check and double-check everything, and then everyone signed off on it.
Hope it works.
Is it 6-9 weeks of the season, or 6-9 weeks starting now?
Starting from whenever the surgery happens
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