MARK PRIOR'S right elbow injury could be serious enough to require Tommy John surgery and keep him out for the whole year, according to the word circulating among baseball executives. Cubs manager DUSTY BAKER , who has a tendency to leave his starters in for extremely high pitch counts, has been confiding in friends that the situation is bleak. Losing Prior for an extended time would obviously be a big blow for the Cubs, who don't have a lot of wiggle room in their payroll budget to trade for another starter.
Found this link and story on BOTB...
Of course this is every cub fans' greatest fear so who knows if this started with a legit source or just some radio show host skeptic.
It will be interesting what the cubs decide to do here. Will they decide to leave Prior on the shelf or keep telling thenselves and the public that he will be fine and ultimately push him too far?
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