4 years agoTexas Rangers starting pitcher Kohei Arihara (shoulder) is expected to miss at least 12 weeks after undergoing surgery to correct an aneurysm in his throwing shoulder, according to Levi Weaver of The Athletic. Rangers general manager Chris Young said that the procedure is similar to that of thoracic outlet surgery, but not as severe. Arihara is expected to make a full recovery from this procedure, but the very earliest he would be able to return by is sometime between the end of August and middle of September. Outside of his two starts in which he earned the win, Arihara had struggled this season with a 6.59 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings of work. Between the struggles and the fact he's going to miss three months now, Arihara can safely be dropped in any leagues that he was being rostered in.--Michael Grennell - RotoBaller
Source: Levi Weaver