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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I dont think anyone is saying that the Jays would trade Halladay unless they give up at least 2 of those guys. Most young pitchers that recover quickly from TJ surgery arent that big of a reinjury risk.

It might be true Chuck but I am curious about where you saw that? That procedure for reconstruction of the shoulder is still considered about as complicated a surgical procedure as there is in orthopedics. It would stand to reason that the more work done on an area of the body the more likely you are to have a subsequent complication. Another example of this is the subdsequent obstructions that occur following any intrabdominal or pelvic surgery 5, 10, 20 years later etc. Once a virgin abdomen is no longer without a scar the likelihood of a subsequent small bowel obstruction goes up as much as 100 fold. A young kid who has that much work on a dominant arm would be likely to have later fraying or other issues......but if you know of data otherwise I would love to see it.

The whole Tommy John labeling of the operation is fairly ironic as the guy wasn't a flame thrower but more of a cerebral pitcher who changed speeds and threw more junk than Jamie Moyer in a monsoon. This is one of the few times a procedure is named after the patient instead of the doc who invented it......very unusual but kinda cool as well.