Promising righty Ben Brown has been out of action since early June and the timeline for his return has been pushed back. Brown’s injury was initially described as a stress reaction and Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune specified it as a “benign area of concern” that is not expected to require surgical intervention. However, she added that Brown told her in late June that recovery could involve a 2-3 month “burnout period” that could stretch into at least early September.
While Craig Counsell was unwilling to say Brown would miss the remainder of the regular season, it’s hard to see him making it back if he’s indeed not back to throwing this month.