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Nearly every fantasy owner wanted it. A feel good story in the form of a Mark Prior bounce back from the edge of oblivion. Don’t count on it.
Prior’s agent, John Boggs confirmed on Friday that an MRI exam taken at the office of Dr. James Andrews earlier in the week showed a tear in the capsule of the pitcher’s right shoulder–the same shoulder he had surgery on in April.
“It’s a setback, but in terms of how big of a setback, we won’t know until you know how [Prior] is feeling,” Boggs told MLB.com. “We just hope it’s not a major setback. Mark is looking at it in a positive way. He will just lay low for a few weeks and let the shoulder settle down.”
The 15-27 Padres could use anything in the way of positive developments, but Prior isn’t going to deliver those. I’m not a doctor, nor do I play one on this blog, but I would like to issue a prediction some may consider bold, I consider very realistic: Prior will retire before the 2009 season starts. I wanted to say before the end of the current season, but the stubbornness of pitcher and agent is enough to keep him attempting comebacks for approximately another season.
That’s not reason for fantasy owners to long for the days when it looked like he would dominate the league for the next 10 years. If you love something, set it free and in this case, hope that Prior can get a coaching job with his alma mater, USC. It would be better for everyone.
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