Hudson Likely Needs Tommy John

Written by Jonathan on July 30, 2008 – 9:04 pm

After his visit to two doctors this week, it looks like Tim Hudson will be in need of Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ligament in his pitching elbow.  Hudson will likely make a decision in the next week or two as to whether or not to have the surgery procedure that would put him out for the rest of this season and likely half of next season.

Hudson has indicated that he wants to avoid having the surgery and will attempt to “tough it out”, but this is the same attitude taken by Peter Moylan earlier in the season and he ended up having the surgery a few weeks later.  As far as I’m concerned, if both doctors are of the opinion that the surgery needs to happen, he should go ahead and get it done so that we can at least try to get him back for the last few months of the 2009 season.  We’ll see what Dr. Andrews has to say in Hudson’s visit tomorrow.

What do you think?  Should Hudson go ahead and have the surgery?


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