Matusz to get wart removed in Philly

The Orioles' string on 3 straight Grapefruit League wins came to an end today as the Birds lost 2-0 Minnesota Twins this afternoon. O's left-handed starter Brian Matusz pitched two scoreless innings in his 2011 Spring debut. However, bigger news regarding Matusz came out after the game was over. Both Brian and Manager Buck Showalter disclosed the Matusz will be leaving the team tomorrow morning to have a procedure completed on his pitching hand in Philadelphia. Matusz will be having a small wart removed via laser surgery on Friday morning in Philly. According to Showalter, Brian will return to the club in Sarasota late on Friday evening. The wart has been a problem since the end of last season and bothers Brian when he throws his breaking balls. Both Showalter and Matusz do not think that the surgery will be a problem and that Brian will miss one Spring start at most. As a fan, I can't help but wonder why this problem is just being taken care of now. If it had been evident at the end of last season, why wasn't it taken care of during the offseason? Also, how did it just becoming a problem? Brian has been throwing for two weeks now. If there was a major aggravation when he throws his breaking balls, why didn't he have it looked at earlier in the spring? I just wonder why this procedure is happening now. Most likely everything will be fine but anytime something goes on with a player's pitching hand this close to the season, no matter how small, it is a big deal. To me quality organizations have this mapped out ahead of time make sure everyone is 100% at this time of year. Well we can only hope for the best.