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Austin Adams Undergoes Flexor Tendon Surgery

By Anthony Franco | August 5, 2022 at 9:26pm CDT

Padres reliever Austin Adams underwent surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his forearm this afternoon, reports Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune (Twitter link). It marks a disappointing end to a season that has been wiped out by a forearm strain he suffered in April.

The timetable on Adams’ recovery isn’t clear, but it may cost him a chunk of next season as well. Sanders likens the procedure to the one teammate Drew Pomeranz underwent last August. He’s been out for almost a calendar year and just embarked on a minor league rehab assignment a couple weeks ago. One can’t just assume players’ recovery processes will be identical, of course, but it seems as if the 31-year-old Adams could lose the bulk of the 2023 campaign.

The right-hander made just two appearances this season. Adams got into 65 games a year ago, working to a 4.10 ERA with a huge 31.5% strikeout percentage through 52 2/3 innings. He paired that swing-and-miss stuff with extreme wildness, however, walking nearly 15% of opponents and bizarrely plunking 24 batters. Adams led MLB in opponents hit by pitch, six clear of second-place Joe Musgrove, despite being a single-inning reliever.

Control woes notwithstanding, Adams could’ve worked his way into medium or high-leverage innings on the strength of his wipeout slider had he been healthy this season. Unfortunately, he’s instead spent the vast majority of the year on the 60-day injured list. Adams will be paid his $925K salary and collect a full year of service time. He’ll eclipse the four-year service threshold and remains arbitration-eligible through 2024. He wouldn’t be in line for more than a marginal raise next season if the Pads tendered him a contract, but they could elect to non-tender him and reallocate his spot on the 40-man roster over the winter if they anticipate he’ll miss the majority of the 2023 campaign.

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9 Comments

  1. Neon Cop

    3 years ago

    Most out of control pitcher I’ve seen in years!

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  2. Jacksson13

    3 years ago

    During his recovery Austin will be at home with the ADAMS FAMILY !

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  3. Brew’88

    3 years ago

    Thin Padre RP group becomes thinner.

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    • Gwynning

      3 years ago

      Yikes! Thankfully Pom, Suarez and Pierce are tracking well. Castillo to the 40?

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      • Brew’88

        3 years ago

        Better come soon. Have you checked out the remaining schedules of Cardinals, Phillies and Brewers?

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        • Gwynning

          3 years ago

          29th easiest remaining schedule for the Cards, 24th Phils, 17th Brew Crew with the Dodgers and Pads following them at 18 and 19. It’s going to be a donnybrook for the rest of the season! Run the gauntlet and get your invitation to the dance. That’s all that matters now. Just keep winning series! Be good Brew

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        • Brew88

          3 years ago

          Let’s hope Rogers keeps hanging some curves and Voit gets hot when they play the Nats!

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  4. beersy

    3 years ago

    Why do Padre pitchers always wait so long to get surgery? It completely baffles me?

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    • southpawjb

      3 years ago

      Not just pitchers…

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