hiː wʌz ɛkspˈɛktᵻd tə mˌeɪk ɐ fˈʊl ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹi ænd təbi ɹˈɛdi fɔːɹ spɹˈɪŋ tɹˈeɪnɪŋ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn ˈiːðɚɹ ˌaʊɾəv ðə bˈʊlpɛn ɔːɹ æz ɐ stˈɑːɹɾɚ, bˌʌt sˈʌfɚd ɐ sˈɛtbæk ænd dɪdnˌɑːt mˌeɪk ðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ dˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn ɹˈɑːstɚ fɔːɹ tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ.
He was expected to make a full recovery and to be ready for Spring Training 2009 either out of the bullpen or as a starter, but suffered a setback and did not make the Opening Day 2009 roster for Toronto.