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Huascar Ynoa Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

By Anthony Franco | September 7, 2022 at 8:41pm CDT

The Braves announced that Huascar Ynoa underwent Tommy John surgery this afternoon. The hard-throwing righty had been on optional assignment to Triple-A Gwinnett, but he hadn’t pitched in over two weeks.

Originally a member of the Twins organization, Ynoa was dealt to Atlanta as a rookie-ball prospect in 2017. He reached the majors a couple seasons thereafter, debuting late in 2019. After a couple seasons bouncing on and off the active roster, Ynoa looked to have broken out as a rotation building block early last year. He earned a spot in the starting five and posted a 3.02 ERA with excellent strikeout and walk numbers through his first 44 2/3 innings.

Ynoa’s season was knocked off track in mid-May, however. Following a rough outing, he punched the dugout in frustration. Ynoa fractured a bone in his throwing hand and lost two months to injury. He returned in August but didn’t pitch especially well down the stretch, posting a 5.05 ERA over nine outings. He was relegated to bullpen work in the postseason, and he was diagnosed with inflammation in his throwing shoulder during the NL Championship Series. That ended his campaign, and Ynoa came into 2022 in competition for a rotation spot.

While he secured a spot in the starting five out of the gate, Ynoa was hit hard in his first two outings. Atlanta optioned him back to Gwinnett at that point, and he’s spent most of the year there. Aside from a brief major league recall in mid-August — during which time he spent three days on the active roster and didn’t make an appearance — he’s played the rest of the season with the Stripers. The 24-year-old has started 17 of his 18 outings, pitching to a 5.68 ERA through 77 2/3 innings. Ynoa has punched out an above-average 25.8% of batters faced and induced grounders at a solid 48.1% clip, but he’s also been far too prone to both home runs and walks.

The emergence of Spencer Strider and Kyle Wright and the deadline acquisition of Jake Odorizzi combined to squeeze Ynoa out of the MLB plans. He’d still been on hand as a depth option with a reasonable amount of upside, but the Braves will now have to navigate a hit to that depth. Given the timing of the procedure, it’s likely Ynoa will miss all of next season as well. Tommy John surgery recoveries typically take upwards of 14 months, making it unreasonable to expect he’ll be able to factor in at any point before 2024.

Unfortunately for Ynoa, that he suffered the injury while in Gwinnett means he won’t immediately land on the major league injured list. Players on the minor league IL aren’t paid at an MLB rate, nor do they collect major league service time. It’s possible the Braves eventually recall Ynoa and place him on the major league 60-day IL, which would remove him from the 40-man roster. That’d involve paying him at the MLB rate, but the hurler will be paid a Triple-A salary unless that happens.

The 2022 campaign was Ynoa’s final minor league option year. That means the Braves will either need to carry him on the MLB injured list to start next season or make him available to other teams via trade or release waivers.

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  1. Braves83

    3 years ago

    Man, thats tough for a guy who was doing so well before hitting a bench. I hope he can figure it out, but I don’t think it will be with the Braves.

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  2. king beas

    3 years ago

    He doesn’t earn service time does he?

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    • SamtheMan!

      3 years ago

      Nope. Sucks for him. Would’ve been nice to sit on the pine and collect that major league minimum.

      OTOH Might’ve gotten him released by the Braves this offseason.

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      • braves95 2

        3 years ago

        Agreed. Definitely a non-tender candidate now. Probably going to have to sign a minor league deal with someone heading into 2024

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  3. getrealgone2

    3 years ago

    That’s probably the end of the road for him with Atlanta. Punching that bench was really stupid.

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  4. Braves Butt-Head

    3 years ago

    He will be back in 2024 and he had the 2nd best pure stuff in the Braves organization next to Strider. If he is willing he can become a dominant closer.

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  5. bravesfan

    3 years ago

    Never the same since punching that wall

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  6. Joe It All

    3 years ago

    So did anyone else see that Doug Gottlieb admitted today that his sources about the Braves offering Freeman a higher contract that his agent withheld from him wasn’t even true. FF’s agent caught a lot of flack and is no longer representing him and he was telling the truth the entire time. Pretty messed up of Gottlieb to pull that BS when he knew it was never true.

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    • Braves Butt-Head

      3 years ago

      Yea that agent should sue for defamiation. But Freddie is the reason hes not a Brave not AA or Freddies agent.

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      • cadagan

        3 years ago

        He did begin the process to sue for defamation. Then gotlieb double checked his own sources and found they were not credible. Possible fraudulent credentials who knows.
        Then he asked around and was certain what he said wasn’t true.
        Thats what I read.

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    • BmoreBallistics

      3 years ago

      Crime pays

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    • weaselpuppy

      3 years ago

      It’s almost like “journalists” and the media have gotten comfortable lying with impunity…

      Now one gets called on it by being sued..”rechecks his sources”…and voila’!!!! “They weren’t credible”…

      and nothing happens to him.

      Lot of that going around the last 20 years

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  7. juzsaydat

    3 years ago

    Hop

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  8. cbraves

    3 years ago

    He was looking so promising until he broke his hand because he punched the bench over one bad outing. Now with this, I’ll be surprised if we see him in the majors again.

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    • Braves Butt-Head

      3 years ago

      The guy can throw 100 he had a hell of start of 2021 and hes still young…..

      Im willing to bet he will make the majors again.

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      • User 3663041837

        3 years ago

        Some org will take a flyer on him no doubt. Dodgers or some other smart org will give him a 2 year minors deal with spring training invite to see if he can work as a reliever.

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  9. Mercenary.Freddie.Freeman

    3 years ago

    I didn’t even know Tommy John was even on the table for Ynoa. I imagine he will end up on the 60 day injured list with his potential upside and several years of team control left. Hopefully he has learned a lesson to not punch immovable objects.

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    • NashvilleJeff

      3 years ago

      He’s out of options, Tougher for the Braves to keep him because they can’t send him down anymore. He’s a non-tender most likely. Btw, he still has the same issues that he’s always had. Can’t maintain his release point. Big fastball and a slider that he can’t command. No change-up. That wall punch a year and a half ago has nothing to do w/this TJS.

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  10. PontiacBandit

    3 years ago

    Them grand slams though

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