que up your misguided Dusty Baker jokes.
As expected, Edinson Volquez underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery Monday as doctors discovered that the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow was almost completely torn. Typical recovery from Tommy John surgery involves about 12 months on the sidelines, so even if everything goes smoothly Volquez could end up missing all of next season.Since coming to Cincinnati in the December of 2007 swap for Josh Hamilton he's gone 21-8 with a 3.44 ERA and 253 strikeouts in 245.2 innings to emerge as one of baseball's most promising young starters. Even missing all of 2010 would give Volquez time to make a full return at age 27 and because a great changeup has led to so much of his success losing a couple miles per hour may not ruin him.
