Athletics right-hander James Kaprielian underwent successful right shoulder arthroscopic surgery today with Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles to repair his posterior labrum, per a club announcement relayed by MartÃn Gallegos of MLB.com. There’s no timetable for a return but Kaprielian will miss the remainder of the season.
It’s yet another injury setback Kaprielian, 29, who has had more than his share. A first round pick of the Yankees back in the 2015 draft, he required Tommy John surgery in 2017. He was flipped to the A’s a few months later but didn’t make his debut in the Athletics’ system until 2019. He seemed to finally be on a good track in recent years, as he tossed 253 1/3 major league innings over 2021 and 2022. He still made a few trips to the IL but took on a decent workload and posted a 4.16 ERA in that time.
But he’s dealt with a series of setbacks since then. He required shoulder surgery in December of last year and then was rocked for 23 earned runs in 16 innings through his first six outings in 2023. He’s since been optioned and recalled a few times with slightly better results, though he landed on the IL at the end of June due to a shoulder strain. He’ll now miss the remainder of the season, with updates likely to come on his future status. He’ll be transferred to the 60-day IL whenever the club needs his roster spot.
He came into this season with his service time clock at 2.004. He spent enough time on optional assignment that he’ll come up just shy of the three-year mark but will still be eligible for arbitration this winter as a Super Two player, though the A’s are probably not guaranteed to tender him a contract. Although he’s a former first-round pick and one of the most seasoned pitchers on the roster, his constant health issues will likely give them pause. They will have the next few months to assess his progress before making that decision in the offseason.
This is gonna make the A’s playoff push a little more difficult
Here we go again, more surgery, more kick backs?
This all seems crooked to me, anybody seem suspicious other than me?
@Curly
“anybody seem suspicious other than me?”
Nope. You’re the main suspect.
Glad to hear you see everything as normal and children should have TJ surgery
Are you blind?
Let me deliver this to you, kids are having TJ surgery so they may be able to pitch in the MLB?
You’re OK with this?
Its a lot better than some of the surgeries they are having …
A surgeon will lose his medical license. If he performed an operation on a minor that did not need it. This sounds like some of that. Ridiculous Q anon nonsense.
Happy Birthday
@ Curly
If your 2nd comment was directed at me, then I intentionally took that quote out of context to make a joke. My poor attempt at humor. On a more serious note, I completely agree with you. It is alarming.
I heard these surgeries developed valuable skills they could use later in life, it’s all the will of our intelligent design.
From top to bottom, what a season from hell. Eff John Fisher. 30-78, and not a chance the manager is on the hot seat. 30-78. Wow.
Still have a chance at the dubious single-season loss record. If you’re going to be bad be spectacularly bad i guess…
sheesh, I wonder if this will impact attendance.
Even the possums have abandoned the stadium, and they like garbage…
i think this is his 3rd surgery (1 with the yankees and now 2 with the A’s) just not fair
And qualify for a Cy Young award
I always thought Kaprielian would do a lot better with a change of scenery.
He has been inconsistent every season. Pitching a great game then next game struggles.
It’s official. The Sonny Gray trade was lose-lose all around.
The Yankees traded James Kaprielian, Jorge Mateo and Dustin Fowler for Sonny Gray back in 2017. Neither team got much mileage out of the players exchanged.
I actually thought the Yankees would lose that trade but Kaprielian has got destroyed by injuries.