Christ, this poor kid.
24-year-old Jonathan Pettibone will again undergo surgery before August due to problems with his right shoulder. Dr. Craig Morgan will operate on Pettibone July 22.
Pettibone was first promoted in 2013, making 18 starts for a team that was an entirely forgettable 73-89 mess, except for one month when we all thought Domonic Brown had broken through. He hadn't, but regardless, Pettibone through just over 100 innings that year, amounting a 4.04 ERA, 66 SO and 38 BB. He made it all the way to July, which is probably more than you can say for most of the fans, but then his rotator cuff [it doesn't really matter what the verb that follows is as most rotator cuff injuries are pretty serious or are treated seriously so as to avoid becoming worse, but anyway here's that verb I promised you] inflamed.