05/23: Bye Bye Carl...and Good Riddance
Posted by: James
It's official. Our long national nightmare is over.
Pay for the surgery and then get him out of here. I don't want to see him in the dugout because he might hex the other players. I don't want to see him working with Yankees personnel and taking time from that could be spent on players that will actually play. I just want to see him gone; he can pay for his rehab on his own. He parlayed one very good season into a $40MM contract with the Yankees and that investment yielded just 19 starts (that's $2.1MM a start, far more than Clemens money!) and 111.1 IP (that's $359,389.03 an inning) so he's certainly got the money. Heck, if making the most money for the least work was a sport, Pavano would be in the Hall of Fame.
Carl Pavano's career with the Yankees could be over, as the oft-injured right-hander appears to be headed for season-ending surgery.
General manager Brian Cashman said on Wednesday that a battery of four doctors has agreed that Pavano has either a substantial or complete tear of a ligament in his pitching elbow, with Tommy John surgery having been recommended as a treatment option.
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The surgery would remove Pavano from action for a span of 12 to 18 months, which could take him through the remaining time on his contract with the Yankees. Pavano is in the third season of a four-year, $39.95 million deal.
General manager Brian Cashman said on Wednesday that a battery of four doctors has agreed that Pavano has either a substantial or complete tear of a ligament in his pitching elbow, with Tommy John surgery having been recommended as a treatment option.
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The surgery would remove Pavano from action for a span of 12 to 18 months, which could take him through the remaining time on his contract with the Yankees. Pavano is in the third season of a four-year, $39.95 million deal.
Pay for the surgery and then get him out of here. I don't want to see him in the dugout because he might hex the other players. I don't want to see him working with Yankees personnel and taking time from that could be spent on players that will actually play. I just want to see him gone; he can pay for his rehab on his own. He parlayed one very good season into a $40MM contract with the Yankees and that investment yielded just 19 starts (that's $2.1MM a start, far more than Clemens money!) and 111.1 IP (that's $359,389.03 an inning) so he's certainly got the money. Heck, if making the most money for the least work was a sport, Pavano would be in the Hall of Fame.
