MESA, Ariz. – A’s right-hander Jarrod Parker will have surgery on his fractured elbow April 1, although the extent of that surgery and how it impacts his baseball future remains unknown.
The surgery will be performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the Los Angeles-based specialist who examined Parker on Tuesday. A’s manager Bob Melvin said ElAttrache may not know exactly how much needs to be done until the procedure is underway. Parker fractured the medial epicondyle in his elbow March 10, the same injury that sidelined him last May.
Melvin talked with Parker on Thursday but suggested Parker will wait until after the surgery to decide whether to attempt a comeback from yet another major elbow injury.