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Jeferson Quero To Undergo Season-Ending Shoulder Surgery

By Darragh McDonald | April 10, 2024 at 3:40pm CDT

Brewers general manager Matt Arnold informed reporters, including Adam McCalvy of MLB.com, that catching prospect Jeferson Quero will undergo surgery for a torn labrum. The recovery time is expected to be nine months, which obviously ends the season for the young backstop.

It was reported last week that Quero, 21, had been diagnosed with a subluxation in his right shoulder. The club didn’t make the next steps known at that time as they were planning to get a second opinion, but it now seems that a determination has been made with surgery required for Quero.

It’s an unfortunate development for the Brewers, both in the short term and in the long term. In the short term, it will put a notable dent in the club’s catching depth. Quero was added to the club”s 40-man roster in November to keep him out of the Rule 5 draft and he was sent to Triple-A to start this year.

The Brewers have William Contreras and Gary Sánchez handling the catching duties at the big league level but Quero could have been in line for his big league debut this year if an injury arose to either of those two. Instead, Quero is the one who is injured, subtracting that option from the club this year. Eric Haase and Francisco Mejia are in Triple-A as non-roster depth options and one of those two will likely be the first up if another catcher is needed at the big league level.

In the long term, it’s an unfortunate loss of a development year for a notable young player in the system. Quero was a consensus top 50 prospect in the league coming into the year and is currently listed #35 in the league by Baseball America, #41 at FanGraphs, #33 at MLB Pipeline, #32 at ESPN and was all the way up at #12 on the list of Keith Law of The Athletic.

Long considered a strong defensive catcher, Quero hit well in the lower levels of the minors but without much power. Over 2021 and 2022, he hit .290/.357/.448 but with just 12 home runs in 488 plate appearances as he climbed to High-A. Last year, he was sent to Double-A and hit 16 homers in just 381 plate appearances while walking in 10% of his plate appearances and striking out just 17.8% of the time. He slashed .262/.339/.440 for a wRC+ of 107 despite being just 20 years old.

That strong showing vaulted him up prospect lists and seemed to have him in place to be pushing for a major league debut, perhaps as soon as this year. But after just one plate appearance at the Triple-A level this year, he suffered this injury and will have to sit out the remainder of the campaign. Quero is still young and will have plenty of time to get back on track but it’s obviously less than ideal for a young player to miss an entire year of reps as he is trying to grow as a player.

Since Quero was in the minor leagues when he suffered his injury, he’ll be placed on the minor league injured list. The Brewers could recall him and place him on the major league injured list if they want to open a 40-man roster spot, but doing so would start Quero’s service time clock.

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36 Comments

  1. moneedstogo

    2 years ago

    Bad news for the kid. Wish him the best

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    • Gwynning

      2 years ago

      Pretty good looking player, come back strong kid!

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  2. LFGSD

    2 years ago

    How many season ending injuries so far? My goodness!

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    • Gwynning

      2 years ago

      I understand “stuff” happens, but this does feel ridiculous this year! Just hoping everyone comes back healthy.

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      • Brew88

        2 years ago

        The MLBPA must approach the league about the shorter pitch time interval also wearing on catchers arm/shoulders for having to toss back to pitcher more frequently.

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        • Big whiffa

          2 years ago

          They didn’t do anything about all these teams w no funds due to tv deal fallout. Don’t get your hopes up !

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        • Brew88

          2 years ago

          I wasn’t serious about the catchers

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        • ohmy

          2 years ago

          That BS from the union has absolutely nothing to do with any injuries.

          Arm injuries only started last year??

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      • LFGSD

        2 years ago

        Half of the top stories are all injuries

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        • Blue Baron

          2 years ago

          @Well….shoot: Half of the top stories every year are about injuries.

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      • Blue Baron

        2 years ago

        @Gwynning: Recency bias. I doubt there have been significantly more injuries this year than previously.

        We just tend to forget about prior seasons.

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        • Gwynning

          2 years ago

          You’re more than likely correct, and I have no statistical data to provide otherwise. Just… “feels” weird.

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  3. Clofreesz

    2 years ago

    Everybody has at least one torn muscle.

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  4. cwizzy6

    2 years ago

    Damn that pitch clock!
    /s

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    • Clofreesz

      2 years ago

      MLBPA: true dat!

      Reply
    • mlb fan

      2 years ago

      “Pitvh clock”..I know, right. My wife recently left me after she found me having sex with her best friend. The damn pitch clock has ruined my life.

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      Reply
    • Black Ace57

      2 years ago

      Anyone notice since the pitch clock was implemented housing prices went up and the interest rates rose? We need the MLBPA to step in!

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      Reply
  5. MJK

    2 years ago

    Anyway we can blame this injury on the MLB pitch clock or the low-quality uniforms Nike put on the field this year?

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    • JoeBrady

      2 years ago

      Certain RS fans are sure it is either Cora’s fault, Bloom’s fault, or Henry’s fault.

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      Reply
    • Captain K-Mid

      2 years ago

      Michael Rubin has videos of Manfred doing some unsavory acts at his white party. Rubin knows he doesn’t need to put out a good product cuz MLB is on the hook in perpetuity!

      Reply
  6. Chris Koch

    2 years ago

    And just like that. You lose all confidence that Quero would have an All Star Gold Glove filled career.
    Get Contreras’ agent on the line for an extension.

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    • cwizzy6

      2 years ago

      All? C’mon. But yes, Contreras should be extended already even if this injury didnt happen.

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      Reply
  7. Brew88

    2 years ago

    Flouridation is sapping and impurifying our players of their precious bodily fluids Manfred

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    • kripes-brewers

      2 years ago

      Showing ur age with that reference!

      1
      Reply
    • stevewpants

      2 years ago

      Feed me Mandrake!

      Reply
      • stevewpants

        2 years ago

        I mean…Mandrake, in the name of Her Majesty and the Continental Congress come here and feed me this belt, boy!

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        Reply
  8. Jgwi2az

    2 years ago

    Why can’t “we” ever have nice things?

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    Reply
  9. Jswag

    2 years ago

    As a brewer fan, ouch. But at least his clock hasn’t started and he’s young and also catching is our best depth position imo. As long as he comes back the same, it’s the prospect we can most afford a set back with.

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  10. jerseyjohn

    2 years ago

    Very tough break. A labrum tear in his throwing arm could wreck this kid. I’m a slap tear survivor and it’s a horrible surgery and recovery. Prayers up for the young man.

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  11. outinleftfield

    2 years ago

    This is why I never read Keith Law and rarely bother with Fangraphs when it comes to prospects.

    “Quero was a consensus top 50 prospect in the league coming into the year and is currently listed #35 in the league by Baseball America, #41 at FanGraphs, #33 at MLB Pipeline, #32 at ESPN and was all the way up at #12 on the list of Keith Law of The Athletic.”

    35,
    41,
    33,
    32,
    12 WTF???.

    Baseball Prospectus was right there with BA, MLB, and ESPN. Everyone else agrees on basically where he is ranked. Law is off in LALA Land.

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    • vtadave

      2 years ago

      Yeah how dare someone rank a guy 20 spots ahead of another guy on some subjective list!!!

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    • cwizzy6

      2 years ago

      Why, its almost like prospects are crapshoots!

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  12. outinleftfield

    2 years ago

    Sorry to see a talented young player go down for the entire season. Hoping for a good recovery and a long career.

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  13. This one belongs to the Reds

    2 years ago

    Awful young for this. Best wishes for a great recovery!

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    Reply
  14. Duran Daddy

    2 years ago

    another one bites the dust smh

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  15. nyy17 2

    2 years ago

    Looks like Jeferson won’t be moving on up anytime soon.
    If he were up in the big leagues, he’d be getting his turn at bat.

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