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Matt Bush Undergoes Shoulder Surgery

By Jeff Todd | October 25, 2017 at 1:30pm CDT

Rangers righty Matt Bush has undergone a procedure to his right shoulder, as MLB.com’s TR Sullivan was among those to report (Twitter links). Specifically, Dr. James Andrews performed an arthroscopic acromioclavicular (AC) join resection.

That’s not the best news, clearly, but the hope seems to be that it’ll put to rest a problem that had hobbled Bush in a somewhat disappointing 2017 season. The expectation is that he’ll be ready to participate fully in Spring Training, which is certainly fairly promising.

Bush, 31, had returned from a lengthy absence from professional baseball to debut with aplomb in 2016. But he couldn’t quite hold the same edge over a full season in 2017, when he worked to a 3.78 ERA with 10.0 K/9 and 3.3 BB/9 over 52 1/3 frames.

While Bush carried much the same blistering velocity (around 98 mph) and swinging-strike rate (12-13%) that he did last year, he wasn’t as successful at managing contact. Opposing hitters boasted a much stronger collective batting average on balls in play (.329 vs. .245) and home run rate (1.20 per nine vs. 0.58).

Still, there’s plenty of reason to think that Bush can keep providing value if he’s able to get back to full health. Given that he played in the field early on and went through an extended mid-career layoff, Bush has little in the way of mileage on his arm.

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  1. xabial

    3 years ago

    Aww.. Guess no plans to experiment him as a starter then?

    That’s good, maybe this injury saves his career then, if starter thing doesn’t work out.

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  2. Realtexan

    3 years ago

    The Rangers are desperate for pitching. Always have been. When they actually get a really good pitcher John Daniels either trades him or D.F.As them. They ruined Feliz trying to make a starter guess that’s what they want to do with Bush. Damn Rangers go out and get the pitchers y’all need and keep them. Darvish would be a welcome back if he will come back

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    • GeauxRangers

      3 years ago

      Trying to figure out who the good pitcher is that they DFA’d

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  3. xabial

    3 years ago

    Thanks for the downvotes everyone.. I was serious..

    If it ain’t broke don’t fix it! Bush is one hell of a Reliever.

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  4. SundownDevil

    3 years ago

    I’d NEVER wish death on a person (like Tony Tufano, who would have been killed if not for wearing a helmet, after Bush ran over his HEAD), but I would crack a smile of this was the precursor of something worse and Bush’s shoulder was never the same, especially if he could never pitch again. He had second, third, fourth, and fifth chances in life and blew them all.

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    • RockHard

      3 years ago

      Douchebag

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      • SundownDevil

        3 years ago

        Surely you’re referring to Matt Bush and his felony assault, misdemeanor trespass, disorderly conduct, THREE DUI’s, assaulting a woman, fleeing the scene of an accident, running over another human being’s HEAD, and three years behind bars.

        Because I don’t know who could be more of a “douchebag” than “I’m Matt F-ing Bush”.

        Apology accepted.

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        • natsgm

          3 years ago

          Wierd how you wrote “three years behind bars” like its something he did and not like it was the punishment for previous things you mentioned. Huh.

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        • padreforlife

          3 years ago

          Assaulted a woman?

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        • pinkerton

          3 years ago

          bah, who wants to apologize to ya?

          He’s having a chance to fix what he did wrong. He’s obviously got some talent and some velocity. Let him play his game. He’s on a big league mound instead of behind a computer.

          He will live his life knowing there are those who want him gone, but there are plenty of fans in the seats who want him to do well because it’s human and because it’s kind.

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    • davidcoonce74

      3 years ago

      He paid for his crime. That’s what we ask of people who engage in criminal behavior, and he did so, and then, unlike 90% of prisoners, he got out and made something of his life. His is a story of redemption, not scorn.

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      • CoryM

        3 years ago

        Well said. Josh Hamilton is similar. The Rangers seem to have a good, supportive culture for guys who have tough backgrounds like Bush and Hamilton

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        • Realtexan

          3 years ago

          That’s why there called the Re-Hab Rangers

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        • bleacherbum

          3 years ago

          That’s also why the Rangers are the Oakland Raiders/ Cincinnati Bengals of MLB. They employ the guys nobody else will touch to gain an advantage when most of the time it blows up in their face.

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        • tsc32

          3 years ago

          Who calls them that?

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      • JFactor

        3 years ago

        Exactly.

        At least he’s on the straight arrow and doing right by everyone. That’s what we expect from people. He should be applauded for where he is and treated like any other big leaguer.

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      • RyanR

        3 years ago

        That’s right. He served his time and seems to be on the right track.

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  5. ty

    3 years ago

    Rangers need to get Andrew McCuthen or Lorenzo Cain for CF, keep DeShields in left. Trash Gomez. And also pick up Otani as our 2nd/ possible ace pitcher/ DH. If we’re actually trying to contend by next year.

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    • Realtexan

      3 years ago

      That’s a big IF there. John Daniels ain’t gonna go out and sign anybody worth anything. Plus he wants to keep the money down. The Rangers have gave Daniels to much rope its time to hang him. And actually get someone in there that ain’t afraid of making that huge trade or go out and get a big time player

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      • CursedRangers

        3 years ago

        I’m not a fan of Daniels, but he has made huge trades (Cliff Lee, Hamels, Lucroy, Teixeira, Hamilton, etc…)The farm is abysmal right now, so any trades would only further gut the system. As hard as it would be, the Rangers need to trade Beltre and try to dump Choo. Slide Gallo over to 3rd, sign a CF, and figure out a way to get some pitching. This team is going to be stuck at .500 for a while if they don’t do a mini tear down. That won’t happen as Daniels is trying to keep his job.

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