Brad Ziegler wins the Athletics closer job as Joey Devine is off to see Dr. James Andrews:
Joey Devine missed more than two months with a sore elbow last year. He missed more than two weeks with the injury this spring, despite spending the winter rehabbing.
So when the problem arose in his most recent two outings, the A’s co-closer decided he needed to get it resolved for good. He is scheduled to see orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala., next Wednesday.
“It’s been a battle, doing all this different treatment just to feel moderately OK,” Devine said. “I felt like I was pitching at 80 percent and something was grabbing in there.”
Exploratory surgery is a possible option. Should Devine have a ligament problem that requires surgery, he would be out at least a year.
I like Ziegler as the closer, but Oakland’s pitching is their weak spot this year, so they can ill afford to lose a pitcher, especially with the strikeout and walk number Devine posted in 2008.
Posted by David Pinto at 11:24 pm | Injuries | Permalink | No Comments
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