Todd Helton Injury: Hip Surgery to End Season

By Jim Pratt | @BigLeaguesMthly

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Todd Helton will undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right hip on Friday. He originally injured the hip in early June causing him to miss time with a stint on the 15-day disabled list.

Helton told Denver Post columnist Patrick Saunders, "The recovery time is about six months, so I am doing this now so I can be ready for spring training. I plan on playing next year,"

Helton is owed $5 million for 2013 and has part of a previous extension the Rockies will owe him $13.1 million in deferred money to be paid from 2014 to 2023. – According to Cot’s Contracts.  

A career .320/.419/.545 hitter, he has struggled this season only hitting .238/.343/.400 with seven home runs and 37 RBI in 69 games.