Only difference is, it was not recommended for Tanaka to have TJ surgery, while it was recommended for Hicks to have it.
Personally, I wish he would get it. This way he could be back by June or July, like Didi was who had it last October. I would hate to lose Hicks in August again, or in September/October.
But it's not my elbow, it's his. You can't force somebody to have surgery.