Bieber to have Tommy John Surgery

[lecroy24fan]

Per MLN Trade Rumors:

 

Guardians ace Shane Bieber will soon be undergoing a Tommy John surgery after experiencing elbow pain in each of his last two starts, the team announced.  Bieber will miss the rest of the 2024 season and roughly half of the 2025 season, as per the usual recovery timeline for TJ procedures.

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/04/shane-bieber-to-undergo-tommy-john-surgery.html

[jjswol]

Bummer for Bieber. Hell'uva pitcher.

[CRF]

Don't be surprised if Spencer Strider is next. He left the game yesterday with elbow "discomfort". 

[Jocko87]

Missed our chance to trade for him. Darn Falvey doesn't do anything right. 

[chinmusic]

Yikes!  Major injuries get more pervasive every year, or so it seems.

[Joe A. Preusser]

Sucks for Bieber, sucks for Cleveland, sucks for us.  I don't want to have to potentially outbid the Guardians for one of Miami's SPs.  

[PseudoSABR]

Might make a good FA signing on a two-year deal next off season.

[nicksaviking]

19 minutes ago, Joe A. Preusser said:

Sucks for Bieber, sucks for Cleveland, sucks for us.  I don't want to have to potentially outbid the Guardians for one of Miami's SPs.  

Trading for a big pitcher doesn't seem like a Cleveland move. 

Definitely sucks for Bieber, but seems like it doesn't suck for the Twins. Obviously this hurts Cleveland this year, but he was also on the short list to get traded for a huge haul. Now they won't get a dime for him as he'll be a free agent before he's ready to pitch again.

[Doctor Gast]

What a shame! He's a great pitcher & he was having a pretty good season.

[Doctor Gast]

2 hours ago, Jocko87 said:

Missed our chance to trade for him. Darn Falvey doesn't do anything right. 

Pretty funny but seriously before this problem, I thought he could have been a decent rental target, how well he had pitched in the past & this early season. We dodged a bullet, but the risk is getting higher trading for a SP with arm problems

[Mike Sixel]

Clearly all the trainers and GM should be fired....

[nicksaviking]

15 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

Clearly all the trainers and GM should be fired....

Yeah, as much as I like to see Cleveland short handed, this is getting to be a problem leaguewide. For the same reason the NFL tries to protect QBs, it's not good for the game if MLBs best pitchers can no longer stay healthy.

[nicksaviking]

Uhoh, et tu Framber Valdez?