Orioles’ Patton to have surgery
Orioles’ left hander Troy Patton will undergo surgery to correct a small tear of the left labrum that will cost him his season.
“[Team orthopedist John Wilckens]’s given me the old good news/bad news scenario,” Andy MacPhail, the team’s president of baseball operations, said. “The bad news is he thinks [Patton] has to have the shoulder taken care of. The good news is he liked what he saw when he went in there, by and large, and he’s very optimistic that he can have a full recovery and be ready by ‘09. Looking at the whole picture, that’s what I anticipated. If we can get him back to full strength by ‘09, that’s fine by what I was hoping to accomplish.”
Patton was one of the pieces acquired from the Astros in the Miguel Tejada trade.
“It’s kind of disappointing to miss the season,” Patton said. “But I’m kind of anxious to get it over with and hopefully feel better and pitch better next season, have a little bit more velocity than I’ve been pitching with, and I’m looking forward to feeling good throwing a baseball.”
Patton pitched in three games for the Astros last season, making two starts. He had a 3.55 ERA in 12.2 innings.
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