Drew Hutchison Out For Season

It didn’t work. Tommy John surgery is next. Bob Elliott:

Drew Hutchison was supposed to have the lesser of the two elbow injuries suffered by Blue Jays starters in June.

However, the rookie right-hander left the Bobby Mattick facility Monday afternoon headed for surgery later this week with Dr. James Andrews.Look how many changes have been made in the Toronto rotation due to injury this year:

Drew Hutchison is one of the three Blue Jays starters the team lost to injury in the blink of an eye. Hutchison was diagnosed with a sprained UCL in his elbow, and sometimes that means Tommy John surgery is on the horizon. In this case, though, Hutchison is going to try to rehab his elbow instead of going under the knife. The first step:

Hutchison got a second opinion on his injury from Dr. Timothy Kremchek, who confirmed the original diagnosis. By avoiding Tommy John surgery now, Hutchison doesn’t necessarily avoid Tommy John surgery forever, as his ligament could become more damaged during the rehab process, or simply fail to heal. But Hutchison is taking a shot with rehab, and if everything works out, he could be back on the mound far sooner than he could were he to go the other route.

Add one more name to that list; Drew Hutchison left Friday night’s game with an injury:

Hutchison became the third Blue Jays starter in five days to leave with an injury when a sore right elbow forced him off the mound after just nine pitches.

“I’ve never seen this,” Blue Jays manager John Farrell said, adding that there likely will be more news on Hutchison’s condition Saturday.

“Until then, it’s sheer speculation on the length, the severity or anything like that,” Farrell said.Here’s more news that’s more than sheer speculation: