The End is Near

The Yankees have started talking with the only man who has been hurt more than Pavano. His name is MARK PRIOR. He is a little more of a man than Pavano. Here are his injuries over the years

Date	Injury	Time Inactive
Midseason 2003	Shoulder after on-field collision with Atlanta Braves second baseman Marcus Giles.	3 Starts
Preseason 2004	Achilles tendon injury	2 months
Preseason 2005	Elbow strain	Several weeks
May 27, 2005	Throwing elbow - comeback line drive off the bat of Brad Hawpe	Several Weeks
Preseason 2006	Strained shoulder	3 Months
July 14, 2006	Strained left oblique in batting practice	2 starts
August 14, 2006	Shoulder tendinitis	Rest of 2006 Season
Spring Training 2007	Shoulder surgery	Entire 2007 Season

(source- wikipedia)

He is coming off of shoulder surgery and won't be ready to pitch till the second half of 2008. Stay away from this injury magnet. It is funny that the Yankees are going after him because the Yankees drafted Prior in the supplemental first round in 1998 out of high school but failed to sign him; he went on to attend Vanderbilt and then Southern Cal. Who knows what would have happened if the Yankees singed him.

One plus: He has never, to my knowledge, crashed a Porsche or went on the DL for a bruised ass.