Brandon Clarke surgery

[Goldfan]

St. Louis Cardinals pitching prospect Brandon Clarke underwent surgery in January 2026 to address severe, long-term circulation issues in his fingers, caused by an aneurysm in his left arm. The procedure aims to alleviate numbness and, following recovery, he will be slowly eased into throwing programs during spring training.
Key Details Regarding the Injury:
Cause: The issues were identified as an aneurysm in his arm causing circulation problems and numbness, which had plagued him with blisters since starting his professional career.
Procedure: Surgery was performed to address the, and he is now focused on range-of-motion exercises and regaining strength in his arm.
Impact: The surgery will delay his start to spring training, making his 2026 season debut uncertain.

This doesn’t sound so great. The one real talent returned in those Boston trades has a circulation issue in his pitching arm.

[sikeston bulldog2]

St. Louis Cardinals pitching prospect Brandon Clarke underwent surgery in January 2026 to address severe, long-term circulation issues in his fingers, caused by an aneurysm in his left arm. The procedure aims to alleviate numbness and, following recovery, he will be slowly eased into throwing programs during spring training.
Key Details Regarding the Injury:
Cause: The issues were identified as an aneurysm in his arm causing circulation problems and numbness, which had plagued him with blisters since starting his professional career.
Procedure: Surgery was performed to address the, and he is now focused on range-of-motion exercises and regaining strength in his arm.
Impact: The surgery will delay his start to spring training, making his 2026 season debut uncertain.

This doesn’t sound so great. The one real talent returned in those Boston trades has a circulation issue in his pitching arm.

Oh well. I guess we knew this. Right?

[Shady]

St. Louis Cardinals pitching prospect Brandon Clarke underwent surgery in January 2026 to address severe, long-term circulation issues in his fingers, caused by an aneurysm in his left arm. The procedure aims to alleviate numbness and, following recovery, he will be slowly eased into throwing programs during spring training.
Key Details Regarding the Injury:
Cause: The issues were identified as an aneurysm in his arm causing circulation problems and numbness, which had plagued him with blisters since starting his professional career.
Procedure: Surgery was performed to address the, and he is now focused on range-of-motion exercises and regaining strength in his arm.
Impact: The surgery will delay his start to spring training, making his 2026 season debut uncertain.

This doesn’t sound so great. The one real talent returned in those Boston trades has a circulation issue in his pitching arm.

I hope this doesn't turn into another Tekoah Roby injury plagued situation.

[Goldfan]

St. Louis Cardinals pitching prospect Brandon Clarke underwent surgery in January 2026 to address severe, long-term circulation issues in his fingers, caused by an aneurysm in his left arm. The procedure aims to alleviate numbness and, following recovery, he will be slowly eased into throwing programs during spring training.
Key Details Regarding the Injury:
Cause: The issues were identified as an aneurysm in his arm causing circulation problems and numbness, which had plagued him with blisters since starting his professional career.
Procedure: Surgery was performed to address the, and he is now focused on range-of-motion exercises and regaining strength in his arm.
Impact: The surgery will delay his start to spring training, making his 2026 season debut uncertain.

This doesn’t sound so great. The one real talent returned in those Boston trades has a circulation issue in his pitching arm.

Oh well. I guess we knew this. Right?

I wasn’t aware of long term circulation issues due to an aneurysm in his pitching arm……

[sikeston bulldog2]

St. Louis Cardinals pitching prospect Brandon Clarke underwent surgery in January 2026 to address severe, long-term circulation issues in his fingers, caused by an aneurysm in his left arm. The procedure aims to alleviate numbness and, following recovery, he will be slowly eased into throwing programs during spring training.
Key Details Regarding the Injury:
Cause: The issues were identified as an aneurysm in his arm causing circulation problems and numbness, which had plagued him with blisters since starting his professional career.
Procedure: Surgery was performed to address the, and he is now focused on range-of-motion exercises and regaining strength in his arm.
Impact: The surgery will delay his start to spring training, making his 2026 season debut uncertain.

This doesn’t sound so great. The one real talent returned in those Boston trades has a circulation issue in his pitching arm.

Oh well. I guess we knew this. Right?

I wasn’t aware of long term circulation issues due to an aneurysm in his pitching arm……

Nor was most here. Surely up front knew this. If not, dam Jim…

[Jatalk]

St. Louis Cardinals pitching prospect Brandon Clarke underwent surgery in January 2026 to address severe, long-term circulation issues in his fingers, caused by an aneurysm in his left arm. The procedure aims to alleviate numbness and, following recovery, he will be slowly eased into throwing programs during spring training.
Key Details Regarding the Injury:
Cause: The issues were identified as an aneurysm in his arm causing circulation problems and numbness, which had plagued him with blisters since starting his professional career.
Procedure: Surgery was performed to address the, and he is now focused on range-of-motion exercises and regaining strength in his arm.
Impact: The surgery will delay his start to spring training, making his 2026 season debut uncertain.

This doesn’t sound so great. The one real talent returned in those Boston trades has a circulation issue in his pitching arm.

Oh well. I guess we knew this. Right?

I don’t know if we knew about this but one of the criticisms about the trade was his injury record including blisters. Hopefully this procedure works.

[Clubmaker2]

Clarke, 22, had Tommy John surgery as a high school junior and saw a stint at the University of Alabama ruined by thoracic issues in his left shoulder. Then, he was limited to just 38 innings this year in his first professional season because of repeated finger blisters

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It was known the blister issues limited his innings......the future..who knows......

[Goldfan]

St. Louis Cardinals pitching prospect Brandon Clarke underwent surgery in January 2026 to address severe, long-term circulation issues in his fingers, caused by an aneurysm in his left arm. The procedure aims to alleviate numbness and, following recovery, he will be slowly eased into throwing programs during spring training.
Key Details Regarding the Injury:
Cause: The issues were identified as an aneurysm in his arm causing circulation problems and numbness, which had plagued him with blisters since starting his professional career.
Procedure: Surgery was performed to address the, and he is now focused on range-of-motion exercises and regaining strength in his arm.
Impact: The surgery will delay his start to spring training, making his 2026 season debut uncertain.

This doesn’t sound so great. The one real talent returned in those Boston trades has a circulation issue in his pitching arm.

Oh well. I guess we knew this. Right?

I don’t know if we knew about this but one of the criticisms about the trade was his injury record including blisters. Hopefully this procedure works.

Blisters are one thing……a circulation issue caused by an aneurysm requiring surgery is another.

[sikeston bulldog2]

Clarke, 22, had Tommy John surgery as a high school junior and saw a stint at the University of Alabama ruined by thoracic issues in his left shoulder. Then, he was limited to just 38 innings this year in his first professional season because of repeated finger blisters

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who knows......

To my point. Is this a stab in the dark procedure, needle in haystack event. Or, is normal function expected.

You are correct. We knew about blisters.

[Goldfan]

I think a refund on the 20mil might be appropriate

[sikeston bulldog2]

I think a refund on the 20mil might be appropriate

Doctor. Doctor, give me the news. I gotta bad case…

[General]

St. Louis Cardinals pitching prospect Brandon Clarke underwent surgery in January 2026 to address severe, long-term circulation issues in his fingers, caused by an aneurysm in his left arm. The procedure aims to alleviate numbness and, following recovery, he will be slowly eased into throwing programs during spring training.
Key Details Regarding the Injury:
Cause: The issues were identified as an aneurysm in his arm causing circulation problems and numbness, which had plagued him with blisters since starting his professional career.
Procedure: Surgery was performed to address the, and he is now focused on range-of-motion exercises and regaining strength in his arm.
Impact: The surgery will delay his start to spring training, making his 2026 season debut uncertain.

This doesn’t sound so great. The one real talent returned in those Boston trades has a circulation issue in his pitching arm.

Oh well. I guess we knew this. Right?

I don’t know if we knew about this but one of the criticisms about the trade was his injury record including blisters. Hopefully this procedure works.

Blisters are one thing……a circulation issue caused by an aneurysm requiring surgery is another.

The circulatory issue was a contributing factor to the blisters. He got the procedure to solve the problem.

[scoutyjones2]

St. Louis Cardinals pitching prospect Brandon Clarke underwent surgery in January 2026 to address severe, long-term circulation issues in his fingers, caused by an aneurysm in his left arm. The procedure aims to alleviate numbness and, following recovery, he will be slowly eased into throwing programs during spring training.
Key Details Regarding the Injury:
Cause: The issues were identified as an aneurysm in his arm causing circulation problems and numbness, which had plagued him with blisters since starting his professional career.
Procedure: Surgery was performed to address the, and he is now focused on range-of-motion exercises and regaining strength in his arm.
Impact: The surgery will delay his start to spring training, making his 2026 season debut uncertain.

This doesn’t sound so great. The one real talent returned in those Boston trades has a circulation issue in his pitching arm.

Oh well. I guess we knew this. Right?

I don’t know if we knew about this but one of the criticisms about the trade was his injury record including blisters. Hopefully this procedure works.

Blisters are one thing……a circulation issue caused by an aneurysm requiring surgery is another.

The circulatory issue was a contributing factor to the blisters. He got the procedure to solve the problem.

WUT?

[sikeston bulldog2]

St. Louis Cardinals pitching prospect Brandon Clarke underwent surgery in January 2026 to address severe, long-term circulation issues in his fingers, caused by an aneurysm in his left arm. The procedure aims to alleviate numbness and, following recovery, he will be slowly eased into throwing programs during spring training.
Key Details Regarding the Injury:
Cause: The issues were identified as an aneurysm in his arm causing circulation problems and numbness, which had plagued him with blisters since starting his professional career.
Procedure: Surgery was performed to address the, and he is now focused on range-of-motion exercises and regaining strength in his arm.
Impact: The surgery will delay his start to spring training, making his 2026 season debut uncertain.

This doesn’t sound so great. The one real talent returned in those Boston trades has a circulation issue in his pitching arm.

Oh well. I guess we knew this. Right?

I don’t know if we knew about this but one of the criticisms about the trade was his injury record including blisters. Hopefully this procedure works.

Blisters are one thing……a circulation issue caused by an aneurysm requiring surgery is another.

The circulatory issue was a contributing factor to the blisters. He got the procedure to solve the problem.

WUT?

I hear ya.

[scoutyjones2]

St. Louis Cardinals pitching prospect Brandon Clarke underwent surgery in January 2026 to address severe, long-term circulation issues in his fingers, caused by an aneurysm in his left arm. The procedure aims to alleviate numbness and, following recovery, he will be slowly eased into throwing programs during spring training.
Key Details Regarding the Injury:
Cause: The issues were identified as an aneurysm in his arm causing circulation problems and numbness, which had plagued him with blisters since starting his professional career.
Procedure: Surgery was performed to address the, and he is now focused on range-of-motion exercises and regaining strength in his arm.
Impact: The surgery will delay his start to spring training, making his 2026 season debut uncertain.

This doesn’t sound so great. The one real talent returned in those Boston trades has a circulation issue in his pitching arm.

Oh well. I guess we knew this. Right?

I don’t know if we knew about this but one of the criticisms about the trade was his injury record including blisters. Hopefully this procedure works.

Blisters are one thing……a circulation issue caused by an aneurysm requiring surgery is another.

The circulatory issue was a contributing factor to the blisters. He got the procedure to solve the problem.

WUT?

I hear ya.

Helter Skelter

[General]

St. Louis Cardinals pitching prospect Brandon Clarke underwent surgery in January 2026 to address severe, long-term circulation issues in his fingers, caused by an aneurysm in his left arm. The procedure aims to alleviate numbness and, following recovery, he will be slowly eased into throwing programs during spring training.
Key Details Regarding the Injury:
Cause: The issues were identified as an aneurysm in his arm causing circulation problems and numbness, which had plagued him with blisters since starting his professional career.
Procedure: Surgery was performed to address the, and he is now focused on range-of-motion exercises and regaining strength in his arm.
Impact: The surgery will delay his start to spring training, making his 2026 season debut uncertain.

This doesn’t sound so great. The one real talent returned in those Boston trades has a circulation issue in his pitching arm.

Oh well. I guess we knew this. Right?

I don’t know if we knew about this but one of the criticisms about the trade was his injury record including blisters. Hopefully this procedure works.

Blisters are one thing……a circulation issue caused by an aneurysm requiring surgery is another.

The circulatory issue was a contributing factor to the blisters. He got the procedure to solve the problem.

WUT?

The problem is nobody here ever reads anything. They just make stuff up. Here you go. I'll do your reading for you.

"Per Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's reporting this morning, Clarke, whom Baseball America has as the Cardinals' sixth-ranked prospect and just outside their top 100 prospects in the game, underwent a procedure this offseason in order to fix the issues he has had with numbness in his fingers and recurring blisters. After working with the Cardinals' medical staff, they "got some answers," and the procedure addressed an aneurysm in his left arm by going through his armpit to do so."