Brewers left-hander needs repair on the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, per . The lefty will be undergoing Tommy John surgery, per . McCalvy adds that Miley will spend the next 10 to 12 months rehabbing from the surgery before deciding if he will continue his career. McCalvy adds in a that Miley is leaning towards coming back. Ive always said I want to go out on my own [terms], he said. I still feel like Ive got more in the tank. The news of the surgery doesnt come as a total shock. He was placed on the injured list earlier this week with elbow inflammation and was clearly trying to avoid thinking of the po sibility of going under the knife. I dont want to be concerned, he . Obviously, the ugly thought probably ends it for me, so Im trying not to take myself there right now. I dont know if Id be willing to go through something like that and Im hoping its nothing to that extent. But like I said, without imaging, we wont know. Since then, despite getting the bad news, he seems to have turned a corner in terms of his acceptance of the situation. As mentioned up top, hes now leaning towards coming back. Rosiak relays a of Miley discu sing the situation, in which he actually seems sort of optimistic at times. Weirdly, kind of excited, he says. Get this thing fixed and maybe I can pitch without pain for a little bit, you know? Ive been dealing with elbow stuff for four, five years now. Looking on the bright side, if we get this thing fixed up, who knows? Its true that Miley, 37, has been dealing with his share of injury setbacks in recent years. From 2012 to 2017, he to sed at least 157 innings in six straight seasons, posting a combined 4.37 earned run average in that time. But in 2018, he only got to 80 2/3 innings, mi sing a couple of months due to an oblique strain. He got up to 167 1/3 in 2019 but then fell shy of 15 innings in the shortened 2020 season, mi sing time due to a groin strain and a shoulder strain. He was able to stay healthy enough in 2021 to log 163 innings over 28 Julian Merryweather Jersey starts, but then was capped at 37 frames in 2022, spending time on the IL due to elbow inflammation and a shoulder strain. There was another uptick last year, as he got to 23 starts and 120 1/3 innings, though a lat strain and elbow discomfort did separately send him to the IL a couple of times. Now hes unfortunately going to have to endure the lengthiest absence of his career and it seems theres at least some po sibility he never comes back. Given his comments today, it seems more likely that hell try to return at some point in 2025, but hell have plenty of time to think about it. He signed a with the Brewers in the offseason, which comes with a mutual option. Those options are almost never picked up by both sides and the surgery makes it a certainty that the Brewers will decline their end, sending Miley back to the open market. Free agent pitchers that are coming off a notable surgery such as this will often sign two-year deals, with the signing club knowing that they may not get much return on their investment in the first season while the pitcher is hurt. Miley will be an interesting case since hes already 37 years old, with his next birthday in November. A two-year deal would therefore be covering his age-38 and age-39 seasons, a few years older than most pitchers who sign such deals. But hes still been effective when on the mound, as he had a 3.14 ERA with Milwaukee just last year. For now, the Brewers will have to move forward with yet another starter subtracted from their rotation mix. required shoulder surgery late last year and its questionable whether or not he can return this year. was traded to the Orioles in the winter. and are both currently on the IL and now Miley is going to mi s the rest of the year. Their current rotation consists of , , , and . Ro s hardly pitched over the previous two years due to various injuries. Myers just made his major league debut this week while Wilson was just moved in from the bullpen, having not had a regular starting gig since 2022. Theres plenty of uncertainty in that group, but the club is managing to hold onto the division lead for now. Coming into today, they are half a game up on the Cubs, with the three other clubs not far behind. As the season rolls along, improved health from Hall or Junis could play a factor, or perhaps prospect could work his way into the mix. But it also wouldnt be a surprise to see the club searching for pitching at this summers deadline, given the setbacks theyve been dealt. Yency Almonte Jersey