I hate to be pessimistic but regardless of the status of his injury, expectations for him this season are greatly reduced. Even if his injury is not season ending, having a recurrent arm issue after one 3 inning start does not bode well for a productive season. I personally think the chances of him pitching again this season are pretty slim. This is strictly speculation but the overly cautious treatment his folks insisted on ever since he signed makes me think that he has had arm concerns for a good while. In a way, for his sake, it might be better if his problem is something that can surgically fixed instead of just vague chronic soreness that comes and goes. I really hate it for the guy because this has to be a serious blow to his draft status and, while the jury is still out, I hope we don't look back and think it might have been better for him and State if he had went pro out of HS. We would have gone after another arm and he would have at least got an signing bonus that would have set him up even if his arm issues drove him out of baseball in a year or two. I really feel for the guy and hope it all works out for him
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