Prior Has MRI on Elbow; Everything OK
The Chicago Sun-Times reports the Cubs had an MRI performed on Mark Prior’s elbow. In addition to his heel problems, Prior had apparently had discomfort in his elbow, though not in the usual spots that elbow problems develop for pitchers. Thankfully, the MRI “showed no damage to the medial collateral ligament or ulnar nerve.” While it’s disconcerting to hear anything about Prior having elbow problems, it’s nice to know the Cubs are taking every precautionary measure. The article quotes Jim Hendry as saying, “We wanted to do everything possible to make sure nothing was structurally wrong. Our doctors, Stephen Adams and Stephen Gryzlo, and myself felt that Mark should have every test imaginable. We didn’t want anything to be affecting his delivery or his mechanics. I’m going to go the extra mile for all of our players. Mark means a lot to us, and we aren’t going to have him throwing unless we know there are no problems.”