ST. LOUIS -- Already sidelined by a suspension, Brewers pitching prospect Phil Bickford's season debut will be further delayed after he underwent surgery on Wednesday for two broken bones in his throwing hand.
Bickford, the right-hander acquired in a trade with the Giants last August, was suspended in December following a second positive test for a drug of abuse. Now he will be sidelined 8-12 weeks, Brewers farm director Tom Flanagan said, after being struck by a line drive during an extended spring training game at Maryvale Baseball Park.
X-rays revealed fractured metacarpals in his ring finger and pinkie finger.