Tigers left-hander Matt Moore will undergo surgery on his injured right knee Wednesday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports. It’s unclear how much time Moore will miss, though he’s hoping to sit out just four to six weeks, per Beck.
Moore, who damaged his meniscus April 7, had been rehabbing in hopes of avoiding surgery. However, the 29-year-old “did not feel improvement,” Beck notes. Moore had gotten off to a marvelous start prior to the injury, as he tossed 10 innings of scoreless, three-hit ball with nine strikeouts, one walk and a 59.1 percent groundball rate. It was an especially encouraging run considering Moore scuffled over the past few years with the Rays, Giants and Rangers. As a result, the former elite prospect had to settle for a $2.5MM deal with rebuilding Detroit in the offseason.
It’s not yet known who will slide into the Tigers’ rotation during Moore’s absence, though southpaws Daniel Norris and Blaine Hardy may be the most likely candidates on their 25-man roster. Two Triple-A starters, Ryan Carpenter and Matt Hall, are also members of Detroit’s 40-man. To this point, the Tigers have only needed five starters, including Moore. Not only did he give them tremendous production before going on the IL, but Matthew Boyd has pitched like a breakout star, while Jordan Zimmermann, Tyson Ross and Spencer Turnbull have served as fine complements. Their performances have helped make up for the loss of righty Michael Fulmer, who won’t pitch this year after undergoing Tommy John surgery last month, and have been instrumental in the Tigers’ 8-6 start.
Frisco500
Bummer. I was hoping to see him have a monster season. Speedy recovery.
ReverieDays
“Break out star”? Its been 3 games….
YakAttack
Just let us have this one lol
Connor Byrne
I wrote “has pitched like.” He has. I didn’t say it was going to continue.
24TheKid
This is why young players take extensions that everyone on the outside freaks out about.
DarkSide830
most people agree its a better idea for pitchers. its extentions like Acuña’s and Albies’s that cause the most uproar.
jorge78
Allies extension was fine, it’s Acuna’s low balling his free agent years that’s puzzling.
Robert Pierce
100 million now vs. 430 million 4 years from now. Many an athlete passed up big contracts for the bigger contract to come. Injury or other scenarios make those lofty dreams disappear. I don’t blame the guy for taking guaranteed money today, forgoing the large possibility of the future.
Gwynning's Anal Lover
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