Surgery Should Sideline Rogers For '07
Procedure reveals SLAP lesion in throwing shoulder
MILWAUKEE--There's a good chance that Brewers pitching prospect Mark Rogers will miss the 2007 season after having shoulder surgery in early January, though his family hopes for an earlier return.
Rogers, the Brewers' first-round draft pick in 2004, had a SLAP (superior labrum anterior-posterior) lesion repaired in his right shoulder by specialist John E. Conway in Fort Worth, Texas. Rogers, 20, began experiencing shoulder discomfort in the second half of last season and did not show enough improvement during a program of physical therapy and throwing.
"My last trainer's note indicated he would miss all of 2007 and we would hope he'd be ready for instructional league," said Brewers assistant general manager Gord Ash, who oversees the organization's medical program.
In an interview with the Kennebec (Maine) Journal, Rogers' mother, Stephanie, offered a more optimistic outlook for his return to action. Mrs. Rogers did note, however, that the Brewers would be cautious with her son, who received a $2.2 million signing bonus after being picked fifth in the '04 draft out of Mount Ararat High in Orr's Island, Maine.
"Obviously, they're not going to rush it," she told the newspaper. "They'll take their time and see how things progress."
The Brewers were aware at the time Rogers was drafted that he threw slightly across his body. They tinkered with his pitching mechanics to correct that, but the changes did not solve his bouts of wildness. He went 1-2, 5.07 in 16 starts in 2006, with 53 walks and 12 wild pitches in 71 innings. Rogers also struck out 96 and averaged 12.12 strikeouts per nine innings, the second-best mark by a starter in the minors.
The Brewers shut Rogers down in the second half when the shoulder problems arose. They later sent him to the Rookie-level Arizona League, where he pitched four innings in three appearances before calling it a season.
The Brewers selected Rogers two picks before the Reds tabbed Texas prep star Homer Bailey, and 18 spots ahead of where the Yankees took righthander Philip Hughes out of a California high school. Three years later, Bailey and Hughes are battling for the title of best pitching prospect in the minors, while Rogers is batting his way back from serious shoulder surgery.
Procedure reveals SLAP lesion in throwing shoulder
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PrintMILWAUKEE--There's a good chance that Brewers pitching prospect Mark Rogers will miss the 2007 season after having shoulder surgery in early January, though his family hopes for an earlier return.
Rogers, the Brewers' first-round draft pick in 2004, had a SLAP (superior labrum anterior-posterior) lesion repaired in his right shoulder by specialist John E. Conway in Fort Worth, Texas. Rogers, 20, began experiencing shoulder discomfort in the second half of last season and did not show enough improvement during a program of physical therapy and throwing.
"My last trainer's note indicated he would miss all of 2007 and we would hope he'd be ready for instructional league," said Brewers assistant general manager Gord Ash, who oversees the organization's medical program.
In an interview with the Kennebec (Maine) Journal, Rogers' mother, Stephanie, offered a more optimistic outlook for his return to action. Mrs. Rogers did note, however, that the Brewers would be cautious with her son, who received a $2.2 million signing bonus after being picked fifth in the '04 draft out of Mount Ararat High in Orr's Island, Maine.
"Obviously, they're not going to rush it," she told the newspaper. "They'll take their time and see how things progress."
The Brewers were aware at the time Rogers was drafted that he threw slightly across his body. They tinkered with his pitching mechanics to correct that, but the changes did not solve his bouts of wildness. He went 1-2, 5.07 in 16 starts in 2006, with 53 walks and 12 wild pitches in 71 innings. Rogers also struck out 96 and averaged 12.12 strikeouts per nine innings, the second-best mark by a starter in the minors.
The Brewers shut Rogers down in the second half when the shoulder problems arose. They later sent him to the Rookie-level Arizona League, where he pitched four innings in three appearances before calling it a season.
The Brewers selected Rogers two picks before the Reds tabbed Texas prep star Homer Bailey, and 18 spots ahead of where the Yankees took righthander Philip Hughes out of a California high school. Three years later, Bailey and Hughes are battling for the title of best pitching prospect in the minors, while Rogers is batting his way back from serious shoulder surgery.
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