Paco Rodriguez Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

Braves lefty Paco Rodriguez has undergone Tommy John surgery, MLB.com’s Mark Bowman reports on Twitter. That means he’ll almost certainly miss all of next season.

Rodriguez, 24, came to Atlanta as one of the thirteen players to change hands in this summer’s three-team swap with the Dodgers and Marlins. While Hector Olivera headlined that deal, the young southpaw looked like a useful secondary piece.

Since moving quickly to the big leagues, Rodriguez has thrown 85 1/3 innings of 2.53 ERA ball, with 9.6 K/9 against 3.2 BB/9. Those results aren’t a mirage, either, as all the major ERA estimators see him as a sub-3.00 performer during his time in the big leagues.

But Rodriguez hasn’t thrown since…