Posted February 10, 200321 yr comment_2107 Trevor is gonna have surgery again on his shoulder and will miss a chunk of the season... Towers: Hoffman could be out two more months Padres general manager Kevin Towers said Saturday the 35-year-old Hoffman could require a second operation on his pitching shoulder, a setback that probably would sideline him for more than two months. Towers said the problem isn't career-threatening, but he hoped Hoffman doesn't have to miss the entire season. Hoffman, who's fifth on the all-time saves list with 352, is recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder in October. The four-time All-Star hasn't thrown a baseball since the operation. Towers said if Hoffman's shoulder pain persists this month, he likely would need more intensive surgery. That could put Hoffman out for the season. http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2003/0209/1506480.html Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/165-thoffman-to-have-2nd-surgery/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
February 10, 200321 yr comment_2108 That could put Hoffman out for the season. It also gives a former Marlin farmhand a shot at the closer's job for a while: Brandon Villafuerte. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/165-thoffman-to-have-2nd-surgery/?&do=findComment&comment=2108 Share on other sites More sharing options...
February 11, 200321 yr comment_2109 while one ex-marlin goes down...another takes over.... there have been too many closers to pass through this system. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/165-thoffman-to-have-2nd-surgery/?&do=findComment&comment=2109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
February 11, 200321 yr comment_2110 He wasn't a closer when he was here- he was mostly a reliever until they gave him a starting job, where he was much more effective. While he doesn't have overpowering stuff, you could tell he knew how to pitch. Last year's stats show that. (1-2, 1.41 ERA in 32 innings) Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/165-thoffman-to-have-2nd-surgery/?&do=findComment&comment=2110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
February 11, 200321 yr comment_2111 The marlins have yet to know what having a bad closer is like they always find someone to be a good closer is pretty amazing if you think about it. I hope Hoffman is able to pitch this year. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/165-thoffman-to-have-2nd-surgery/?&do=findComment&comment=2111 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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