Today is the first day of team workouts in Peoria, Arizona for the Mariners, but they’ll be without their projected starting 1st baseman.
A Ryon Healy update ... he underwent surgery to remove a bone spur in his hand and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks.
— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) February 15, 2018
While Healy had drawn mixed reviews as a solution at first base this offseason, it’s unequivocally bad news to have his chance to prove himself cut short. The second part of the statement above is important, if true.