Randy Wolf will have Tommy John surgery

[splitterpfj]

To answer the obvious question, he says he felt discomfort September 22nd.

[Invader3K]

Randy Wolf has had a pretty nice career, but he's already 36. Have to think this will probably end his career.

[splitterpfj]

Logic says "you're right"...the fact that he throws with his left hand says, "you never know."

[hawing]

Aw, that's a shame. While Randy's performance left something to be desired at times, overall I appreciated his efforts in Milwaukee. (Plus without him there would have never been Wolfottaras.)

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Guess we know where some of the struggles came from this year. Always liked the Wolf man. Whether he plays again or not, he'll have plenty of cash to make for a nice rest of his life.

[502 to Right]

Randy Wolf has had a pretty nice career, but he's already 36. Have to think this will probably end his career.

 

 

It certainly may be the end, but because he throws with his left hand and doesn't rely on velocity to get people out I wouldn't rule out a return to a MLB roster.

[pitchleague]

yeah, if Jamie Moyer can pitch until he's 49 with his soft tossing stuff, Wolf should at least be able to come back and try to make a team. What does he have to lose?

[JimH5]

He came up huge in Game Four.

 

And was a wreck this year.

 

Nearly $70 million in career earnings. And his BB-ref page lists his nickname as "Wolfie". . .

 

. . .of course.

[HiAndTight]

He said that he was going to be back in 2014. Given how pitchers come back from Tommy John, sometimes even adding a tick or two, I think it's likely he'll be back.

 

I mean, if he's committed to it, there aren't enough good pitchers out there that Randy Wolf isn't going to be given a chance. And looking at his overall career...he's a pretty impressive pitcher.

 

Overall, given the general consensus behind MLB contracts, that you usually have to pay for an extra year and bite the bullet to sign a player, especially in Milwaukee, I think in that respect, we got what we paid for in him. The last year was a wash, the first two overall pretty good.

 

For jumping into the free agency market for pitchers, it's certainly not a cautionary tale like a certain former Cardinal.

[JohnBriggs12]

"The last year was a wash"

 

Not exactly. He took up a spot that it turned out eventually was more than adequately filled internally. The problem with the theory that you have to give a guy one extra year to get a player to sign is that unless you are prepared to pull the plug quickly that final year, it can cost you dearly. The Brewers waited too long to pull the plug on him in large part because they had so much invested in him.