Key Stats: Adam Wainwright is an ace pitcher. With the exception of the two innings that made up his 2005 season, Wainwright has never posted an ERA higher than 3.70, or a FIP above 3.90. He finished 3rd in the Cy Young Award voting in 2009 and 2nd in 2010. Things were lookin mighty fine for Adam Parish Wainwright going into 2011. Then he felt discomfort throwing BP, a week later he had Tommy John surgery and was out for the season. He recovered quickly though, and even petitioned for a spot on St. Louis' post season roster. He denied ultimately, but to think that he felt he was healthy and recovered enough to pitch then can only mean good things for 2012, right?
Skeptics Say: The Tommy John procedure has about an 85% success rate and the linked article there mentions that the failure rate usually applies to younger patients undergoing the procedure. That fact alone could be enough to raise the success rate closer to 95% (in my opinion) since we can't really tell if it wa...
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