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[Lose Remerswaal]

So everyone doesn't have to click through, the above is from 12/11/12

[Pearl Wilson]

 Headed to mil camp per Pete Abe

 

 

https://twitter.com/...639178212679680

[Dick Pole Upside]

Westmoreland had a follow-up MRI the other day for his second op and it came back clean (per his own tweet). Great news for him.

[mt8thsw9th]

The MRI can come back clean, but the odds of him coming back from one of these malformations are extremely slim, especially in a sport in which hand eye coordination is so key. Anecdotal, sure, but my younger brother went through surgeries and radiation for a malformation at MGH, and while his MRIs are clean, he still has speech problems and issues with motor skills. He's facing some incredible odds, so the more power to him if he's able to overcome them.

[Andrew]

They can't not let him go to camp after all that talk about it being his biggest drive for recovering. It is good of the Red Sox organization to still be taking care of him after he is essentially a non-prospect anymore. Realistically, the kid is never going to play professional baseball again. I'm glad the Red Sox have stood by him even knowing that likelihood. 

[radsoxfan]

The MRI can come back clean, but the odds of him coming back from one of these malformations are extremely slim, especially in a sport in which hand eye coordination is so key. Anecdotal, sure, but my younger brother went through surgeries and radiation for a malformation at MGH, and while his MRIs are clean, he still has speech problems and issues with motor skills. He's facing some incredible odds, so the more power to him if he's able to overcome them.

 

And just to clarify....the MRI "coming back clean" doesn't mean it is normal.  It just means its unchanged from the previous MRI and he hasn't had any new bleeding.  

 

All of the post operative changes and gliosis is still going to be there. I'll echo everyone else's comments that the odds of any meaningful professional career for the guy is unfortunately slim to none.

[Hugh G Rection]

I think Baseball is at the very least secondary at this point... Hopefully he can get himself to where he has a normal quality of life, perhaps the Red Sox can offer him some sort of front office/scouting position when this is all over with. It wouldn't be just a token jesture either, this kid could be such an inspiration to minor leaguers and youngsters who take for granted the talent they have (like Felix Doubront for example).

Edited by Hugh G Rection, 19 February 2013 - 07:20 AM.

[StuckOnYouk]

Great to see he's doing OK and hope it lasts that way.

 

I agree, can't see any chance he realistically plays again. Sure would have been great to see an OF in a year or two of Brentz/Bradley/Westmoreland..