You guys aren’t going to believe this, but here’s some good news about an injured starting pitcher.
While Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports reported late last night that the Padres were fearful that right-hander Joe Wieland would require a second Tommy John surgery, general manager Josh Byrnes told Jeff Sanders of U-T San Diego this evening that an MRI did not show damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow.
Byrnes declined to say exactly what the MRI showed, but it’s worth noting that Wieland suffered a stress reaction in his elbow and dealt with a triceps issue last year while rehabbing from his July 2012 Tommy John surgery. The Padres are expected to know more about his status in seven to 10 days, but it sounds like the worst-case scenario can be ruled out.
If there’s any team that deserves some good luck on the injury front for once, it’s the Padres.
