White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn will need surgery to repair knee tendon
GLENDALE, Ariz. (CBS/AP) -- White Sox right-hander Lance Lynn is going to need surgery to repair a slight tear to a tendon in his knee.
He was pulled from his final spring training start Saturday night with right knee discomfort.
This was the same knee that caused Lynn to miss time last season.
The estimate is that Lynn will be back on a mound in four weeks, and then he'll have to ramp up.
Lynn limped off the field after a pitch during the fourth inning against Arizona Saturday night. The 34-year-old had issues with the same knee late last season and went on the injured list for 10 days. He also spent almost a month after the season resting and rehabbing the knee.
Lynn's injury comes hours after the Sox announced that left-handed reliever Garrett Crochet will need season-ending Tommy John surgery.
Lynn went 11-6 with a 2.69 ERA in 28 starts last season and finished third in AL Cy Young Award balloting behind winner Robbie Ray of Toronto and Yankees ace Gerrit Cole.
The 22-year-old Crochet had a 2.82 ERA over 54 appearances last year, going 3-5 with 65 strikeouts in 54 1/3 innings.
