It appears it may be time to admit how wrong I was about Yu Darvish in my Comebacks post. As reported in Pro Sports Daily, Darvish has a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament, and may require Tommy John surgery.

I initially suspected that the Rangers had cut Darvish’s season short last year because the Rangers had fallen out of contention, and there was no point in “wasting” his arm for games that didn’t matter. Turns out the injury could be for real.

On the other hand, this further supports the strategy (see: Tommy John Prospects) of staying away from pitchers, especially the 20-somethings, in the early rounds of a draft. 

At least with Darvish we have the information before the season begins – and hopefully before your draft took place.

It begs the question, Who’s next? Who’s the next hidden land mine that we must avoid?