Velasquez has decided to proceed with surgery to address the blood flow issue that has caused numbness in his right middle finger, CSN Philadelphia reports.
Velasquez sought a second opinion Tuesday with another doctor in Dallas and presumably was given the same advice he had received from his first doctor. A timetable for the procedure has not yet been determined, but it should happen soon enough to give Velasquez plenty of recovery time prior to next season. He said he will be ready for spring training.