BOSTON -- On a day when David Price threw a three-inning simulated game in which his fastball crackled at 93-95 mph, you might think the Boston Red Sox's starting rotation is closer than ever to finally being whole again.
Well, think again.
Steven Wright will have season-ending surgery Monday to repair a chondral defect, or a hole in the cartilage in his left knee. The injury began bothering the knuckleballer in spring training, intensified last Sunday after he gave up five runs in 6 1/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs, and likely contributed in some form to his 8.