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Apr
17

Giants OF Aaron Rowand likely going on the DL

By Allan

Aaron RowandAccording to Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury, San Francisco Giants center fielder Aaron Rowand has two fractures in his left cheekbone along with a mild concussion after getting hit by a fifth inning fast ball from Dodger’s pitcher Vincente Padilla.

The Giants do not expect to have a replacement for Rowand for Saturday’s game, but Darren Ford is likely going to be called up to the Big League club in a reserve role. Another option is center fielder Francisco Peguero who’s at Single-A San Jose. Both players are on the 40-man roster.

In hindsight, the Giants should have waited to trade Fred Lewis before trading him to Toronto on Thursday. During Lewis’ rehab games for the Giant’s Triple-A team, he started twice in center field.

Through Thursday, Rowand was hitting .318 (14-for-44) with 1 home run and 1 RBI. You can see Rowand’s statistics here.

Categories : Injury