Today, the San Diego Padres, as expected, placed Mark Prior on the 60-day DL while he rehabs from shoulder surgery.

I for one hope that he comes back. I've always like Prior because his curve ball is sick, his mechanics are flawless and because I drafted him in the first round of a fantasy draft like an idiot in 2004. Also, I drafted him this year in one of my fantasy leagues as my final pick, and think that, if he can be healthy, we could see maybe 8-11 wins and 130 Ks from June forward. Maybe. Possibly.

Please please please let that be so. It's always a shame when prospects don't pan out, but Prior proved he was legit, that he could dominate on the Major League level. He went 18-6 in his first full season and was poised to become a perennial Cy Young candidate. Instead, Dusty decided that his young starter should throw an average of 3,000 pitches per game and he's never been the same. Dusty should have to give a portion of his salary every year to both Kerry Wood and Prior as reparations for the millions and millions of dollars he's cost both of them. Reportedly, the progress Prior has been making has been phenomenal, apparently he is on an every-fifth day schedule and could face live hitters in batting practice soon. "He had been just spinning ‘em before this, and now he snapped a couple off and it looked pretty good," pitching coach Darren Balsley said. "He's right on track ---- he's throwing good."

Let's hope it keeps up, because frankly, my pitching staff could really use the assist. And just for laughs, check out this always appropriate story from the Onion that is one of my favorites.

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