Chad Qualls to Have Season-Ending Knee Surgery

This post was written by Career Training on September 1, 2009
Posted Under: Career Training

by Matt Snyder Filed under: Diamondbacks , NL West , MLB Injuries What a quick turnaround for Chad Qualls . He had just recorded the final out in his 24th save of the 2009 campaign -- 15 more than his previous career-high -- but, in the process, had taken a liner off his knee. Tests have shown the shot did enough damage to tear his patella femoral ligament in his left knee. In layman's terms, it's a ligament that connects the knee-cap (patella) to the thigh bone (femur) and he will need