dasox24 Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Here's the article: Anderson to undergo wrist surgery Chicago's top pick in 2003 draft done for the season By Scott Merkin / MLB.com CHICAGO -- Brian Anderson, the White Sox first-round pick and 15th selection overall in the 2003 First-Year Player Draft, will undergo surgery on his right wrist that will end his first season of professional baseball. The procedure is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, according to the team, and will take place in Chicago. Anderson, who plays for Great Falls in the Pioneer League, suffered soreness in his right wrist more than two weeks ago and was shut down to see if rest would solve the problem. Anderson missed six games while resting the wrist, but pain continued when he tried to swing the bat after the time off, and he had an MRI taken in Chicago Friday. The condition bothering Anderson is a disease of circulatory nature, where a bone in the middle of his wrist is not getting enough blood circulation. According to Brian Porter, the team's assistant director for player development, the surgery will shave down that bone to create a wider canal for blood flow. "We expect a full recovery," Porter said. With the Pioneer League being a short Advanced Rookie season, Anderson will miss one month because of the surgery. The outfielder, selected out of the University of Arizona, had surgery on his right wrist prior to the White Sox pick this year, but it was not for the same condition. "You are concerned any time you have something like this come up," said White Sox director of player development Bob Fontaine of Anderson. "But there's no reason to be overly concerned at this point. "He will be ready to go next year, and that's what is most important," Fontaine added. In 13 games, Anderson hit a robust .388, with two doubles, one triple, two home runs and 13 RBIs. He struck out 10 times in 49 at-bats and walked nine, while stealing three bases. Even with the injury setback, Fontaine was pleased by Anderson's quick development and offensive adjustments. The biggest step for the first-round pick was switching from aluminum bats to wood bats. "That's really the biggest adjustment for any first-year player," Fontaine said. "The pitchers are going to pitch you inside and when you are using an aluminum bat, it can end up being a bloop double. With wood, an inside pitch can break the bat. "You learn how to approach that sort of pitch, and Brian got through that. He's a good athlete, and that month he had helped him get acclimated to pro ball." Fontaine mentioned that Anderson probably would start the 2004 season with one of the Single-A minor league squads at Kannapolis or Winston-Salem. He wasn't sure about an invite to Major League camp for Spring Training, pointing out that it usually comes after the second season with the team. But Fontaine is confident that Anderson will be ready to go. "Missing the last month is not a big deal for Brian, especially if the procedure needs to be done," Fontaine said. "He definitely will be ready by spring." Damnit! This sucks! I was really looking forward to seeing how he'd do this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn12 Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Seems to fit right in with our organizational luck in the minors...I'm still waiting on "The Next Big Thing" Joe Borchard to learn how not to be Rob Deer at the plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2003 Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Seems to fit right in with our organizational luck in the minors...I'm still waiting on "The Next Big Thing" Joe Borchard to learn how not to be Rob Deer at the plate. I'm waiting for Borchard, Rauch, Munoz, and all the rest of our "hyped up" prospects to do something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn12 Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 I'm waiting for Borchard, Rauch, Munoz, and all the rest of our "hyped up" prospects to do something... Yeah, with Borchard I'm with ya...but Rauch..the whole shoulder surgery would put anyone behind schedule, and Munoz got COMPLETELY worn out last year...reg. minor league season, Arizona Fall League, and Winter Leagues were too much to put on his arm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasox24 Posted July 29, 2003 Author Share Posted July 29, 2003 Munoz got WAY overworked this year. I don't think any pitcher could have pitched as much as he did last year, and then come in this year and continue to keep pitching well without getting extremely fatigued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Yep. This is typical Sox luck. Jasom Stumm (is that the correct name?) for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Yep. This is typical Sox luck. Jasom Stumm (is that the correct name?) for example. Lorenzo Barcelo, Jason Bere, Jim Parque...should I keep going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSOX45 Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 I'm waiting for Borchard, Rauch, Munoz, and all the rest of our "hyped up" prospects to do something... Munoz will be fine, he was just used a TON last season. Rauch has always had injury problems, as for Borchard he has to adjust at the big league level and not swing at everything thrown to the plate. CWSOX45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Yeah, with Borchard I'm with ya...but Rauch..the whole shoulder surgery would put anyone behind schedule, and Munoz got COMPLETELY worn out last year...reg. minor league season, Arizona Fall League, and Winter Leagues were too much to put on his arm Keep in mind that Munoz just turned 21 within the last month. He is Triple-A pitching most of the season at 20 years old. Combine that with his workload and it is understandable that he may be struggling a bit. I know you have to take the whole season into account, but if you take out Arnie's first 4 appearances (first two weeks of the season) he has pitched decently since. His numbers since that point are: 3-2 with a 4.04 ERA and 3 Saves.... 35.2 IP 32 H 18 BB 39 K Not stellar, but certainly respectable for a 20 yr old in AAA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 This is a tough set back for Anderson but the good thing is he got to play at this level for even a short time, so during the offseason he knows some things he'll have to do (once he is healthy). I also think he had some sucess which should give him confidence for next season. Hope he has a speedy recovery and this injury won't be one of those re-accuring things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsSuck1 Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 wow, this is really too bad. He looked so promising before the injury. I hope he can make a full recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventura23 Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 WOW. . .who is this above??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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