Adam Not Alright

Bad news for the Cardinals. 20-game winner Adam Wainwright is done for the season. He'll undergo Tommy John surgery to rebuild his right elbow.
From a Cardinals standpoint, it's certainly a tough blow but better to have this happen now than later in spring training. It will give St. Louis a chance to find someone to take, or try to take, Wainwright's spot. But guys who win 39 games over the course of two seasons are hard to replace. They don't exactly grow on trees.
As for Wainwright, you have to feel for the guy. He reported to spring in great shape and was ready to go until his elbow blew out. Not fun. However, the positive is that Tommy John surgery is not the career killer it once was. Guys routinely come back from this kind of operation. I don't know how long it will take but I would venture to say that we'll see Wainwright again pitching well. Just not this year. Too bad.