Well the hope was it would get better and if it did he would be playing this season and likely be up with the Twins, that didn't work out , that's the way it goes sometimes. Again,, not sure how many more times it can be stated, they followed the advice of the leading surgeon in the field, how do you question that? Yes there is a big difference between a sore elbow and a UCL tear , significant is up for debate. What we have essentially no data on is how many times a position player has been advised not to have surgery, instead opting for rest and having it work out positively. The Twins, the surgeon and possibly Sano and his agent wanted to avoid surgery, I don't see how anyone is at fault here.