Daily News | Sources: Phillies’ Bryce Harper likely headed for thumb surgery, but plans to play again this season
As hand specialists reviewed X-rays of the most scrutinized thumb in baseball and team officials huddled Monday to brainstorm how to replace an irreplaceable player, one question hovered over theHarper is expected to need surgery on his fractured left thumb, multiple sources indicated, which would put his recovery time beyond the best-case scenario of four to six weeks.
It’s going to be tough. It may even force president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski to expand his trade-deadline focus beyond pitching help, particularly in the bullpen, to adding another hitter. The Phillies are waiting for Harper to see a specialist before putting a time frame on his return. It may be a positive sign that they didn’t transfer him to the 60-day injured list Monday to free a 40-man roster spot after claiming outfielder Óscar Mercado off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians. Instead, they recalled lefty reliever Damon Jones from triple A and put him on the 60-day injured list with a shoulder impingement.
Hay, who hasn’t treated Harper and isn’t privy to the details of the fracture, outlined three potential scenarios:
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