http://sportstwo.com/MLB/Story/MLB/2261884 <span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%">Padres RHP Prior suffers setback</span> Saturday, May 17, 2008 04:18 AM SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- San Diego Padres pitcher Mark Prior's road to recovery suffered another setback as his agent confirmed Friday that the righthander has a tear in his right shoulder capsule. The 27-year-old Prior underwent surgery on that shoulder in April 2007. The injury will keep Prior from throwing for at least two more weeks. "It's a setback, but in terms of how big of a setback, we won't know until you know how (Prior) is feeling," Prior's agent John Boggs said. "We just hope it's not a major setback. Mark is looking at it in a positive way. He will just lay low for a few weeks and let the shoulder settle down." The Padres had initially hoped that Prior, who signed a one-year deal worth $1 million on December 26, would be ready to pitch in the major leagues by June 1.
He had everything going for him when the Cubs drafted him. He was a superstar at a young age even. Once he got the injury bug, this has been the story of his career. It's a real shame as he was truly a special player. I get the feeling he's either going to not last much longer and retire, or he's going to have a storybook comeback kind of career, but at the age of like 35
