When Brent Honeywell went down in February, may Tampa Bay Rays fans gulped and exclaimed “Here we go again.” Then fellow prospect Jose DeLeon went down for the same reason. The Rays traded for, among others, top pitching prospect Anthony Banda in the Steven Souza, Jr. trade. He, too, went the way of Tommy John Surgery.
Yonny Chirinos got off to a very good start this season. And then, elbow and shoulder issues. Wilmer Font was grabbed off the scrap heap from the Oakland A’s and pitching well until a lat strain sidelined him.