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File this one under lessons learned the hard way. Granted, when I picked up Jon Goldman in a trade with San Francisco in May of 1965 I knew with his reported fragility it was a risk. But given his six pitches, most of which had potential to be above average, and the possibility of him developing into at least a solid mid-rotation starter, I thought it was worth the risk. And while he had a few visits to the DL since then, none of them were for arm issues. I was hopeful. He had recently been promoted to AAA and was pitching pretty well there. And then this. Catastrophic injury. Torn flexor tendon. Recovery time estimated at 13 months. But will he ever be back, really? If he ever does come back, will he ever be able to pitch effectively at the major league level? I have serious doubts. Combined with the earlier torn labrum injury suffered by 22-year old Miguel Campos, this is a serious setback to an organization whose starting rotation at the big league level is aging and struggling.
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