The Blue Jays have made several splashes this offseason, but the health of Jose Bautista has rarely been discussed.

Bautista has hit more home runs than any other Major League player since 2010.

He missed virtually the entire second half of 2012 after sustaining an injury to his left wrist just four days after the All-Star break. Eventually, he underwent surgery to repair a damaged tendon sheath in his left wrist.

The Blue Jays maintain that their right fielder will be ready for spring training, but there may be reason to believe it won't be quite the same guy taking the field in 2013.

"If you have surgery on your fingers or your hands, it is so easy to screw up the mechanism," says Edward McDevitt, an orthopedic surgeon and member of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine.

"And if you're a professional baseball player, where the ability to use your fingers and your hands is so critical to holding a bat ... it's not always easy to come back."