MESA, Ariz. — The A’s learned the MRI results on Jharel Cotton’s right elbow, and it’s not what they were hoping to hear.
After meeting with Dr. Will Workman in Walnut Creek on Wednesday, an MRI Thursday revealed Cotton a strained flexor muscle and sprained UCL in his right elbow. The A’s will look for a second opinion, but with UCL tears often leading to Tommy John surgery, Cotton’s chances of making the starting rotation come Opening Day are likely derailed.
“I guess anything is possible,” manager Bob Melvin said when asked if surgery would be required.