Wade will miss up to three months

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Wade underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder today. The original timetable was three months, but with such a complicated procedure, it's looking longer now. So his status for this season is very much in doubt. He'll begin rehab soon.

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Cory Wade looked like a breakout star in 2008, putting together an ERA of 2.27 while being a main gun in the bullpen.

Now he's just trying to get his career back on track.

For the second straight year, shoulder problems have hit Wade. Surgery will sideline him for up to three months. The surgery will be exploratory to finally see what the heck is going on.

When he's on, he's pretty darn good. Like I said before, he was looking like a legit setup man in '08. But, he wasn't exactly healthy that year either, sitting out three weeks in August.

Last year was just a disaster all around. He sat out most of spring, landed on the DL twice, and compiled a 5.53 ERA. Thankfully other guys like Ronald Belisario and Ramon Troncoso picked up the slack for him.

He's someone to keep an eye on down the road. If his projected return date is mid-June, he can be a key contributor down the stretch if all is well. We shall see.