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If his UCL is shot it's going to happen anyway - better sooner than later.

If there's nothing with the UCL, I don't see any obvious explanation for why this has become such a chronic issue.  Hopefully there is one, and it's fixable short of surgery.

A lot of things can cause elbow pain that aren't related to UCL.  The recovery rate for a second TJS is below 50%, so him undergoing a second TJS is close admitting he's done as a pitcher.  The Cubs should do everything possible to avoid it.  Even if he had TJS tomorrow and returned it wouldn't be until 2020 when he's pitching again, so there isn't a rush.