Brad Wieck pitched quite well for the Cubs last year after he was acquired from the Padres in exchange for Carl Edwards Jr. He posted a 3.60 ERA and 0.600 WHIP in 14 appearances covering 10 innings, in which he struck out 18.
He was expected to be a key lefthander in this year’s bullpen. That, apparently, will have to wait:
Here’s what the American Heart Association says about such procedures:
Catheter ablation is a procedure that uses radiofrequency energy (similar to microwave heat) to destroy a small area of heart tissue that is causing rapid and irregular heartbeats.