I wish there was a 60-day DL in retail. :-\

As a Red Sox fan, I just want to throw out 2names. Matt Clement and Mark Prior. Clement did that for us last year, pitched through injury, it got so bad, and he has been out for so long, people forget he is still with the club. He has become a real forgotten man, and isn't going to get any sort of decent contract next year. Prior hasn't has the surgery and that worked so well, he if finally going under the knife. He tried the non-surgery root, it didn't work.

I mean, I understand Yankees paying the bill etc etc, but there is another 40-50years the guy is going to have to deal with this, its his body, vs 2years the Yankees have to pay, and its not like they cannot afford it.

When its the guys long term health, you have to let him make the choice.

Guys do incredible damage when they come back to pitch not being healthy, Clement is but one example, Liriano with the Twins - remember that name?

Not saying Pavano is motivated or strong, I think we know from experience he isn't either.

I think its incredibly selfish and stupid to say a guy should put himself at long term physical risk for a short term gain for a ball club. I don't care about the money, players come with risk, and this is it. Anyway, thats what Insurance is for, Yankees wouldn't lose that much out of it.

Yeah, but nobody is asking him to put himself at risk. The idea behind it is for him to at all costs avoid surgery IF he really doesn't need it. Nobody's asking him to take the mound tomorrow; it's just that without the surgery and some more rest he could be back in less than...well, 18 months. You're comparing him to guys like Matt Clement and Matt Prior as if we already know the nature and the extent of Pavano's injury, but we don't.