Former top draft pick faces another setback LINK: www.jsonline.com/story/in...?id=613908 By TOM HAUDRICOURT thaudricourt@journalsentinel.com Posted: June 2, 2007 As the Brewers continue preparations for the draft, which begins Thursday, they are bracing for yet more bad news on right-hander Mike Jones, their first-round pick in 2001. Advertisement Buy a link hereAssistant general manager Gord Ash confirmed Saturday that Jones likely is headed for "Tommy John" reconstructive surgery after injuring his elbow at Class AA Huntsville. Jones, 24, already had missed most of the 2004 season, all of 2005 and part of 2006 because of shoulder problems that resulted in two major surgeries. Ash said Jones is scheduled to come to Milwaukee this week to confer with team physician William Raasch. The Brewers expect Raasch to confirm the original diagnosis of a torn ulnar collateral ligament in Jones' elbow. "We're not optimistic, but Dr. Raasch wants to look at it first," said Ash, who oversees the organization's medical program. "More than anything, Raasch wants to see him because there is an unusual tear in the ligament. The tears usually go horizontally through the ligament. This one is going vertically, basically splitting the ligament down the middle." The Brewers sent Jones to Huntsville this spring with hopes of getting his career back on track. In six starts, he went 2-2 with a 5.08 ERA but came out of his last outing three weeks ago complaining of elbow pain. "It appears to be a one-pitch traumatic injury," Ash said. "The sad thing about it is our scouts who saw him said he was making progress. They were getting encouraged. He had battled back from the shoulder surgeries." A few years back, the Brewers expected both Jones and left-hander Manny Parra to be in their rotation by now. Parra also was set back by shoulder surgery in 2005 but has looked better this year at Huntsville, going 5-3 with a 3.07 ERA through 10 starts, with 60 strikeouts in 58 2/3 innings. Cooling his heels EDIT: Anytime an article is posted, be sure to include a link to that article. I also edited the title to make it both more descriptive and remove the caps.