SF Giants’ Rodríguez recommended to undergo Tommy John surgery

SAN FRANCISCO Giants closer Randy Rodr guez will have a choice to make in the coming days but all signs point to one option Rodr guez has been recommended to undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow by multiple doctors Giants head club orthopedist Dr Ken Akizuki and Dr Keith Meister the Giants communicated on Friday The -year-old All-Star who has a ERA with strikeouts over innings will decide his subject of action over the weekend If Rodr guez opts for surgery the procedure won t just end the remainder of this season but will likely sideline him for all of next season From spring training last year to where he is right now it s pretty extreme revealed manager Bob Melvin Credit to him Hard work perseverance good stuff finding mechanics that work for him For a while there apparently the majority fundamental role we had as a guy that came in and had to get the big outs Disappointing obviously for him for us There s a timetable in that if he does do it I m sure he ll be healthy and ready to go after that The Giants have exercised caution with Rodr guez who missed about six weeks last season due to right elbow inflammation Rodr guez has only pitched on back-to-back days six times this season the last instance being on July - against the New York Mets Despite those best efforts Rodr guez still appears to be headed under the knife With Rodr guez likely out for the season the timetable to return is roughly to months the Giants brass will be tasked with bolstering their bullpen in the offseason San Francisco s bullpen enters Friday with the second-best ERA in the majors but that unit looks significantly different than it was at the beginning of the season Along with Rodr guez left-hander Erik Miller is at this time recovering from a left elbow sprain and could be done for the season following a setback in his recovery At the commerce deadline the Giants dealt Tyler Rogers to the New York Mets and Camilo Doval to the New York Yankees Still the Giants still have a foundation in the bullpen upon which they can build Ryan Walker lost the closer role to Doval in late May following extended struggles but has been effective since the demotion With the help of a mechanical tweak Walker is posting a ERA with strikeouts over innings since July Now Walker will return to the closer role for the foreseeable future It sucks Walker declared of Rodr guez s injury on Wednesday You never want to see guys go down like that He s good mentally doing whatever he requirements to do to get that resolved What s great about our pen is that we ve got everybody s backs We ll fill the void right now and we ll get the job done Right-hander Jos Butt will likely have more opportunities in higher leverage roles as well Butt acquired from the Mets as part of the Rogers contract owns a ERA and FIP over innings since joining the Giants Notably Butt has gone from having a percent career walk rate with the Mets to percent with the Giants Related Articles Randy Moffitt former SF Giants reliever and brother of Billie Jean King dies at Willy Adames homers twice as SF Giants walk off Cubs for series sweep Kurtenbach Where was this when the SF Giants needed it SF Giants win fourth consecutive battle behind four-homer evening How SF Giants grounds crew transformed Oracle Park for Bay FC s record-setting match In addition to Walker and Butt left-hander Matt Gage has done well posting a ERA over innings since joining the Giants last month San Francisco should also get an extended look at rookie flamethrower Joel Peguero who hasn t allowed a run over innings heading into Friday s event against Baltimore It was tough to address Walker mentioned of the changing bullpen Losing Ty was tough He was our leader down there We adapted quick People took over roles That s what we re designed to do that s what we re taught It s been cool to see people thrive in different roles since that happened