Today, the Dodgers announced that Corey Seager will undergo Tommy John surgery and will miss the remainder of the season.
TheDodgersare seven games back. They lost two out of three to the rebuilding Marlins, and three out of four to the Giants. The bullpen is falling apart. Can things get any worse?
Yes. Yes, they can. And they just did.
Today, theclub announced that star shortstopand 2016 Rookie of the Year,Corey Seager, will miss the remainder of the season and will haveTommy Johnsurgery on his right elbow.
This doesn’t come as a shock, as Seager was experiencing elbow issues as far back as last summer, but Seager elected not to have surgery after the World Series, probably in the hope that his right UCL would heal.
It’s okay, Mr. Seager, we were all hoping the same.
This game, however, can be radically unforgiving, and the Dodgers know that now more than anybody.
In an article from Bleacher Report written a few years ago about Twins SluggerMiguel Sano, author Will Carroll wrote thatrecovery from TJ Surgery for position playerscan take about eight months.
In other words, Dodgers fans won’t be seeing Seager until Spring Training 2019.
If you want to look on the bright side, it may help to remember thatKyle Schwarberhad season-ending ACL surgery in 2016, but miraculously returned for the World Series, played extremely well, and helped the Cubs to victory.
That probably won’t happen with Seager; Just guessing, but I’d say the probability of it is about five percent, if even. First off, they had different injuries, and secondly, not to sound like a Debbie downer, but this injury could be one of the reasons the Dodgers don’t even make it to the World Series in the first place.
If I were to write a list of Dodger players that are the heart and soul of this team, it would look like this;
The Dodgers have lost Seager for the season, they’ve lost Puig for now. Justin Turner is on his way back, and Jansen is still finding his record-breaking mechanics. The Dodgers can’t afford to lose anyone else. NotCody Bellinger, orRoss Stripling. NotYasmani GrandalorChris Taylor.
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It’s okay to be worried about the Dodgers. Be worried, be nervous, be upset. Then, if we’re lucky, we’ll get to see them prove us wrong.
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