Marlins Reliever Aaron Crow Needs Tommy John Surgery
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JUPITER (CBSMiami/AP) — The Miami Marlins expected to head into the 2015 season with a very strong bullpen, but the unit took a hit on Wednesday.
Doctors have told Miami reliever Aaron Crow he needs season-ending elbow ligament-replacement surgery.
Crow will get a second opinion but expects to have the procedure.
"That's a big blow for him," manager Mike Redmond said Wednesday.
A four-year veteran, Crow went 6-1 with a 4.12 ERA in 61 appearances last season for Kansas City but was left off the Royals postseason roster. The 28-year-old right-hander allowed two runs and six hits over eight innings during seven spring-training games with nine strikeouts and four walks.
Selected by Kansas City with the 12th overall pick in the 2009 amateur draft, Crow was traded to the Marlins in November for left-hander Brian Flynn and right-hander Reid Redman. Crow is making $1,975,000 this year.
Redmond declined to announce a replacement for Crow, but Sam Dyson appears to be the most likely option.
A 26-year-old right-hander, Dyson pitched for the Marlins in parts of each of the last two seasons. He's allowed eight runs in 9 2-3 innings in spring training.
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