On Thursday afternoon, we announced that promising young lefty Hector Garcia had Tommy John surgery earlier this week. If you think the Pittsburgh Pirates have been dealing with a lot of these surgeries since last Spring Training, well that would be correct.
Last spring, there were two high profile cases at nearly the same time. Jameson Taillon and Clay Holmes are both high upside pitchers and they got hurt right around the same time. This year, Brandon Cumpton was the big example from spring, as he was going to battle for a spot with the team and at worst, he would have been the first depth option up from Indianapolis.