Roy Halladay Injury: Updates on Phillies Pitcher’s Shoulder

Roy Halladay‘s tumultuous season just got a lot worse. The Phillies’ star pitcher left the Sunday, May 5 contest against the Miami Marlins due to discomfort in his shoulder. 

 

UPDATE: Thursday, May 9, at 9:29 p.m. ET by Eric Ball

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UPDATE: Wednesday, May 8, at 2:00 p.m. ET by Tom Kinslow

Mike Axisa of CBSSports.com had more information on Halladay’s timetable for surgery and recovery and more of his thoughts on the entire process.

“[Doctors said the surgery] could turn the clock back two or three years for me,” said Halladay. “I feel like it’s a lot better than some things I anticipated … I don’t feel as lost as before. I feel like there are some answers there.”

Halladay, 35, will have the surgery “as soon as possible.” He cautioned that they will be smart about the entire process and take whatever pre- and post-surgery steps are necessary without rushing back to the field.

“I couldn’t understand why my location was so poor. So I really didn’t know what to think,” added Halladay, who pitched to a 8.65 ERA and 1.46 WHIP in seven starts this year. He allowed nine runs in 2 1/3 innings to the Marlins on Sunday.

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Roy Halladay (shoulder) has been placed on the 15-day disabled list, according to MLB‘s Todd Zolecki.

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After the veteran starting pitcher got chased in the third inning Sunday afternoon by the Miami Marlins, the Philadelphia Phillies revealed even more terrible news (via the Bucks County Courier Times‘ Kevin Cooney):

Halladay has been dreadful this season, and while this could very well explain some of the problems he has been having, it’s a potentially serious injury no one wishes for.

After beginning his 2013 campaign by allowing 12 earned runs through 7.1 innings in his first two starts, Halladay appeared to finally regain his Cy Young form.

The 15-year veteran won two of his next three starts, giving up just eight hits and four runs while striking out 16 in 21.0 innings. He lowered his ERA from 14.73 to 5.08, efficiently putting his catastrophic start in the rear view.

But as Cooney notes, this particular malady arose on April 24 just after he held the Pittsburgh Pirates to one run and one hit in six innings:

It would make sense, considering how horrendous he has been since that encouraging stretch.

On April 30, he lasted just 3.2 innings against the Cleveland Indians, getting blasted for eight runs and three homers. On Sunday, he gave up nine runs through 2.1 innings against the Giancarlo Stanton-less Miami Marlins.

For those wondering, CSN Philadelphia’s John Gonzalez notes this is a completely new injury for the veteran starter.

Add it all up—a very un-Halladay start to the season, an injury to the pitching shoulder for someone with over 2,700 innings pitched under his belt and a visit with famed surgeon Dr. Lewis Yocum—and the outlook doesn’t look good for Roy Halladay.

After Sunday’s loss, the Phillies sit at 14-18, five games behind the Atlanta Braves in the NL East. 

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