Houser has TJ Surgery

[JDBrewCrew]

Todd Rosiak ‏@Todd_Rosiak 2m2 minutes ago

Biloxi RHP Adrian Houser underwent Tommy John surgery today in Milwaukee. Will be out the standard 12-18 months and rehab in Maryvale.

[CheezWizHed]

Ahhh crud.

 

Say hi to Taylor Williams and Nathan Kirby...

[Outlander]

That is too bad. I imagine they remove him from the 40 man at some point instead of keeping him there for the next two off seasons.

[homer]

Ahhh crud.

 

Say hi to Taylor Williams and Nathan Kirby...

 

 

And Daniel Missaki...the forgotten third player acquired in the Adam Lind trade.

[Mass Haas]

I posted this back in March, and now we can add Adrian Houser to the list. Did we miss anyone in-between Gomez and Houser? We may have if their status was not made public.

 

Of the players listed on the Brewers' camp roster, yet to be listed on a game roster:

 

Injured as noted above (all "Tommy John"):

 

LHP Joan De La Cruz, RHP Victor Diaz, LHP Nathan Kirby, RHP Yosmer Leal, RHP Daniel Missaki, RHP Taylor Williams

 

We can now add another name to the Tommy John list, as RHP Milton Gomez underwent the procedure this week (Friday 3/25).

 

The Brewers had scored very well in "Tommy John avoidance" in recent years. Daniel Missaki's surgery took place on the Mariners' watch, and six others may be par for the MLB course these days, but is still cause for concern.

 

Diaz, if you're a Link Report follower will have noticed, has begun his road back with Maryvale rehab stints.

[FVBrewerFan]

Carlos Luna- Still haven't seen if it's been confirmed or denied he's had TJ. But he dominated DSL last year, and haven't heard his name since- other than a brief mention that he was put on the DL.

[brewmann04]

well hope he comes back healthy along with the other pitchers that is why you can never have enough pitchers.

[dacbrewers]

Sorry to hear about this...I didn't even realize he was hurt that bad.

[dacbrewers]

Predictions for next tj candidate? I'll go with Sean Nolin...

[FVBrewerFan]

Predictions for next tj candidate? I'll go with Sean Nolin...

 

Put me down for Ponce.

[Mass Haas]

Carlos Luna- Still haven't seen if it's been confirmed or denied he's had TJ. But he dominated DSL last year, and haven't heard his name since- other than a brief mention that he was put on the DL.

 

Earlier today I sent Todd Rosiak a request to ask about Luna in his next session with Tom Flanagan.

 

In March I was told "not Tommy John" (wasn't told if it was even arm-related), and 2-3 month rehab.

[WV Brew]

I will go with Ponce also. I listened to yesterday's game and he is still throwing in the low 90s getting by with breaking stuff and moving the fastball around. Despite not giving up any runs, he was in trouble the whole game. Just isn't the same pitcher as last year.

[TheCrew07]

I will go with Ponce also. I listened to yesterday's game and he is still throwing in the low 90s getting by with breaking stuff and moving the fastball around. Despite not giving up any runs, he was in trouble the whole game. Just isn't the same pitcher as last year.

 

That's exactly the guy that pitched in WI last season, I put his radar readings into a LR... with the exception of being consistently in trouble.

 

edit. I'll guess Medeiros, but I could see Diplan and/or Peralta, I'm not huge fan of the mechanics from any of those young pitchers.

[WV Brew]

I will go with Ponce also. I listened to yesterday's game and he is still throwing in the low 90s getting by with breaking stuff and moving the fastball around. Despite not giving up any runs, he was in trouble the whole game. Just isn't the same pitcher as last year.

 

That's exactly the guy that pitched in WI last season, I put his radar readings into a LR... with the exception of being consistently in trouble.

 

edit. I'll guess Medeiros, but I could see Diplan and/or Peralta, I'm not huge fan of the mechanics from any of those young pitchers.

 

 

My concern is why is he not throwing as hard this year? It's either some mechanical issue or an injury. Doesn't appear to be mechanics but who knows? I'm not watching, just listening over the radio.

[FVBrewerFan]

Carlos Luna- Still haven't seen if it's been confirmed or denied he's had TJ. But he dominated DSL last year, and haven't heard his name since- other than a brief mention that he was put on the DL.

 

Earlier today I sent Todd Rosiak a request to ask about Luna in his next session with Tom Flanagan.

 

In March I was told "not Tommy John" (wasn't told if it was even arm-related), and 2-3 month rehab.

 

I appreciate it! I can't keep putting him at #25 on our top prospect list if his arm is shot.

[Mass Haas]

Adrian Houser was ‘ready to take off’ before Tommy John surgery

Biloxi Shuckers right-hander Adrian Houser suffered an injury June 23

The former second-round pick underwent Tommy John surgery last week

Houser is expected to miss 12 to 18 months

Patrick Ochs, Biloxi Sun-Herald

 

Biloxi Shuckers pitching coach Chris Hook feels prized pitcher Adrian Houser was just starting to find his groove.

 

Then he was struck by what almost seems inevitable in today’s game and will likely be out until the 2018 season.

 

Against Montgomery on June 23, Houser didn’t feel quite right and was pulled after just four innings with what was initially diagnosed as forearm tightness. He later found out he had a “significant partial tear” to his ulnar collateral ligament.

 

After receiving several opinions, Houser opted for Tommy John surgery and will likely be out 12 to 18 months as a result of extensive rehab. The Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel’s Todd Rosiak reported Brewers team physician William Raasch performed the procedure in Milwaukee.

 

“To me when I watch guys, I can see there are times in the season where they really start clicking,” Hook said. “When they start clicking, they just take off. Of course, Jorge (Lopez) had that in mid- to late May last year and just took off for the rest of the season. I think Houser was in that type of mode. It was coming and unfortunately he had that little bump in the road.”

 

Statistically speaking

 

Although Houser was just 3-7 on the year with a 5.25 ERA, he had shown a lot of improvement in June, earning the Shuckers Pitcher of the Month honor.

 

Houser went 1-2 in four starts in June but boasted a 2.35 ERA, allowing six earned runs in 23 innings with three quality starts. He also struck out 20 against six walks while holding opponents to a .253 batting average.

 

Hook pointed to Houser’s fielding independent pitching — which tries to measure what a player’s ERA would look like with a league average defense behind him — of 3.67 as reason for optimism.

 

“Houser was ready to take off. He had some bad innings — he didn’t really have bad games — so his ERA and those things were kind of skewed. When you look at the advance metrics, he was right where he needed to be,” Hook said. “We were very encouraged on his stuff and location. His delivery was all getting better and he was the Pitcher of the Month in June, so we know he was coming on.”

 

Staying positive

 

Houser has remained upbeat. After the surgery, he tweeted: “This is just a bump in the road that I will work hard to overcome and come back stronger from. It’s a long rehab process, and I’m ready to get to work so I can get back to competing and helping the Brew Crew wherever I can in the future. Go Brew Crew!”

 

The Brewers also seem confident Houser, who Baseball America ranked as Milwaukee’s 20th best prospect, will bounce back from the injury.

 

“You realize injuries are part of it and you feel bad when it happens,” Brewers farm director Tom Flanagan told Rosiak. “But at the same time, we know it’s a surgery that has a very high success rate, and we’re confident in our people to rehab Adrian and in Adrian to give the effort he’s going to need.

 

“In time he’ll do that and get back out there for us.”

 

According to Baseball America, the 6-foot-4, 235-pound Houser has a 92-94 MPH fastball that tails away from left-handed batters and he mixes in a slider, curveball and changeup.