Bullington's labrum

Paul Meyer has bad news from Bryan Bullington's labrum surgery:

The Pirates had hoped the arthroscopic surgery wouldn't be as extensive as it turned out to be and that Bullington would be able to begin throwing in December.

But Keith Meister, the Texas Rangers' team doctor who performed the surgery, found more damage than a Magnetic Resonance Imaging test showed.

This explains the loss of velocity. So despite DL's opinion on Friday that "We definitely think he'll be ready for spring training," BB could begin throwing in January, and potentially could be ready by June.

Get well, BB. And all hail Shane Youman who replaces BB on the Fall League full roster.