Most of the spring’s initial aches and pains are now in the rear-view mirror, but a couple of them still linger — and one of them is particularly serious. We took our last look at the Oakland A’s injury situation on Tuesday, so here’s a new update.
The worst-case scenario is now official — Cotton will have Tommy John surgery, reports Susan Slusser of the S.F. Chronicle and the other insiders. That puts an end to his 2018 season, and probably the beginning of 2019 as well. The issue began all the way back in September, reports Slusser.