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Astros’ Velasquez Has Tommy John Surgery

Posted Sep. 27, 2010 10:55 am by Matt Eddy
Filed under: Prospect Rankings, Training Room

Astros righthander Vincent Velasquez, a second-round pick in June, had Tommy John surgery on Sept. 22 and will miss most or all of the 2011 season. Velasquez ranked just outside the top 10 in our recently-published prospect ranking for the Rookie-level Appalachian League.

The 18-year-old Velasquez, a product of Garey (Calif.) High, went 2-2, 3.07 in six starts and two relief appearances for Greeneville, showing fine control (1.5 walks per nine innings) of quality stuff (7.7 strikeouts per nine). He missed his final Appy League start when scar tissue broke loose from his previous elbow injury and caused discomfort.

Astros team physician Dr. Thomas Mehlhoff performed the surgery, and the club expects Velasquez to make a full recovery.

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You mentioned scar tissue from a previous elbow injury . . . So this is the second surgery he has had on that elbow, right?

Posted by Jesse Burkhart | September 27, 2010 at 4:23 pm | Shortcut

No. In our draft report, Dave Perkin wrote, “Doctors diagnosed a stress fracture and a ligament strain in Vincent Velasquez’s right elbow in January 2009, so his arm was placed in a cast for six weeks and he then went on a lengthy rehab program.” It’s his second injury (or a continuation of the first perhaps), but he has not had surgery previously.

Posted by John Manuel | September 27, 2010 at 9:22 pm | Shortcut

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