Rumors for Injury
Carl Crawford set to miss 3 months
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The Boston Red Sox received bad news today when they learned outfielder Carl Crawford will miss about three months with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston.com reports.The injury Crawford has, often results in Tommy John surgery.
Carl Crawford was examined by the Red Sox medical staff,” the statement released by the team read. “He was diagnosed as having a left elbow ulnar collateral ligament sprain. A conservative treatment protocol was recommended. Carl was also examined by Dr. James Andrews who was in agreement with the assessment and plan. Carl received a Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injection and will be shut down from baseball activity during the initial phase of his treatment.”
Crawford, who signed a seven-year $142 million contract with the Red Sox after the 2010 season, struggled in his first season in Boston and will miss a significant portion of his second season. Crawford made $14 million last season and is set to make $19.5 million this season. So far, Boston has paid Crawford about $22mm ($6mm signing bonus included) and have received 11 home runs, 56 RBIs and 129 hits. Not including his signing bonus, Crawford made about $1.4mm per home run, $285k per RBI and $124k per hit.
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Michael Pineda out for season
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During the offseason, the New York Yankees were involved in one of the biggest trades of the year when they traded away highly touted catcher/DH Jesus Montero to the Seattle Mariners for pitcher Michael Pineda. Reviews were mixed as to which team won the deal at the time.
The season opened with Pineda on the DL with soreness in his right shoulder as he experienced diminished velocity in Spring Training.
Montero who is healthy, has started the season hitting .281 with 2 home runs and 11 rbi’s.
Pineda had an MRI on Tuesday which revealed a labrum tear in his right shoulder. He will have surgery next Tuesday which will put him on the shelf for the rest of the year. The Surgery will take place in Manhattan by New York Mets team physician Dr. David Altchek at the request of Pineda and his agent, Fern Cuza.
“For this year, it’s a loss,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. “He was a guy that we were counting on this year. We traded for him, but unfortunately, he’s hurt. We’re going to have to get him back at some point next year. I’m optimistic he’s gonna be back,” Girardi continued. “He’s young and he’s strong. But I can’t tell you exactly when. I know that Dr. Ahmad said, what, 12 months? That’s if things go right. Sometimes in rehabs you have little setbacks.”
Pineda was 9-10 with a 3.74 ERA but struggled the second half of the season.
As of today, I think it is safe to say the Mariners won the trade.
Information from Andrew Marchand of ESPNNewYork.com was used in this article.
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Injury updates: Pelfrey, Naverson and Crawford
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Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– Right handed pitcher Mike Pelfrey is scheduled to visit Dr. James Andrews according to Andy Mcullough of the Newark Star-Ledger. There’s a possibility that the right hander will require Tommy John surgery.
– Brewers starter Chris Naverson will require season ending surgery according to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. The surgery will repair Naverson’s partially torn rotator cuff and will require 6-9 months of rehab adds McCalvy.
– According to Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com, outfielder Carl Crawford is still experiencing soreness in his left elbow and will have to pay a visit to Dr. James Andrews. McAdam adds that the date of the visit is still unknown.
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Injury updates: Howard, Pence, Bay, Bray and Drew
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Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– Phillies first baseman, Ryan Howard, hasn’t been cleared to begin baseball activities according to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly. He adds that Hunter Pence will have a MRI on his left shoulder today.
– The New York Mets have placed left fielder Jason Bay on the Disabled List with a non-displaced rib fracture reports Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com.
– According to Mark Sheldon of MLB.com, the Cincinnati Reds have placed left handed pitcher Bill Bray on the 15-Day Disabled List because of a strained left groin.
– Diamondbacks shortstop, Stephen Drew, is improving really fast but according to Kirk Gibson (via Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic), there’s still no word on when he might return. “I think he’s starting to get very hungry to get back,” Gibson said. “He’s starting to feel a little more confidence within himself.”
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Injury updates: Santos, Sanchez and Blanks
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Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Marjor Leagues:
– The Toronto Blue Jays have placed their closer, Sergio Santos on the Disabled List with right shoulder inflammation according to Vinnie Duber of MLB.com. “He didn’t feel quite right in that save situation last night,” manager John Farrell said. “And as the evening progressed, he felt more tightness throughout the night. He woke up [Saturday] morning with that inflammation kind of rearing its head.”
– Second baseman Freddy Sanchez is scheduled to begin his rehab assignment today at Class-A San Jose reports Spencer Fordin of MLB.com. The Giants are hopeful that Sanchez will be able to perform defensively by the middle of the week.
– Padres outfielder Kyle Blanks will require season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder according to Dan Hayes of the North County Times.
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Injury updates: Matsuzaka, Wood and Moseley
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Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– Right handed pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka will begin his rehab assignment next Monday with the Red Sox’s High-A team at Salem reports Alex Speier of WEEI.com. Matsuzaka’s pitch limit will be about 75 pitches. “Daisuke feels really good,” manager Bobby Valentine said. “He’s ready to start dealing with competition rather than rehabilitation.”
– The Chicago Cubs have placed reliever Kerry Wood on the 15-Day Disabled List with right shoulder fatigue according to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com.
– Dustin Moseley said that shoulder surgery would probably be his only option according to Dan Hayes of the North County Times. Last week, Padres manager, Bud Black, said that an MRI on Moseley’s shoulder showed “damage to the rotator cuff and changes to the labrum.”
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Utley’s return to the Phillies still unknown- time to sound the alarms?
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Let’s face it, Chase Utley is a hell of a player, but his health problems should definitely be a concern for the Phillies. According to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, there’s no timetable for Utley’s return even though “his strength seems to be improving,” according to GM, Ruben Amaro Jr and that “he’s moving forward.”
Right now, the Phillies are replacing Utley with Freddy Galvis, an outstanding defender, but not an offensive threat. In 10 games so far this season Galvis is hitting just .226/.250/.419 with 1 HR, 5 RBI’s and a 82 OPS+. Although the season is just beginning and its just Galvis’ first year in the Majors, his Minor League offensive numbers aren’t impressive either. In five years in the minors, Galvis hit .246/.292/.321 with 18 HR’s, 160 RBI’s and a .613 OPS.
I know that second base is a defense first position, but for a team that is ranked 14 out of 16 in runs scored and OPS and 12th in OBP and SLG, they don’t have the luxury of having a premium defender at second base that can’t contribute offensively, or at least somewhere near Utley’s standards.
Finding somebody who can replace Utley defensively and offensively, when he’s healthy, would be really hard to do, but they could find a player with better offense than Galvis to platoon with him at second base. Or maybe find a corner outfielder who can hit like Utley and keep Galvis as their everyday second baseman.
The Phillies recently signed Mike Fontenot, who hit .227/.304/.377 with 4 HR’s, 21 RBI’s and a 92 OPS+ in 220 AB’s for the Giants last season, but that won’t be much of an improvement to what they already have with Galvis, offensively or defensively.
Last season Utley played in 103 games, his lowest mark since 2004 when he played 94 games. Lets assume that he can play somewhere around 90 games (56% of the playing time) this season, because right now there’s not even an indication that he’ll play in an extended Spring Training game. And also that he can put up similar numbers to the ones he put up in 2011 (.259/.344/.425 with 10 HR’s, 38 RBI’s and a 108 OPS+). That means that Galvis would be his replacement for 72 games (44% of the playing time). If he continues to put up similar numbers in those 72 games his hitting line would look like this: .226/.250/.419 with 7 HR’s, 36 RBI’s and a 82 OPS+ in 72 games. At the end of the season, the production obtained from second base would look like this .244/.303/.422 with 17 HR’s, 74 RBI’s and a 97 OPS+.
Now, for a team in need of offense these aren’t solid numbers, and although the 17 HR’s, .422 SLG and 97 OPS+ would be good for a second baseman, the .303 OBP isn’t. For every game that Galvis plays above 72 games those numbers will probably be affected negatively.
I know that Ryan Howard will eventually join the team and that should balance their offense, but they should definitely look for an impact bat in case Utley’s knee problems strike again and he’s forced to miss more than half of the season.
The ideal choice would be to find a corner outfielder with some power instead of a second baseman. That way they could platoon this player with Juan Pierre and John Mayberry Jr, but if Utley can’t shake off this knee injury the Phillies would have to look for a permanent solution at second base.
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Injury updates: Wilson, Schumaker, Crawford and Blackburn
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Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– Giants closer Brian Wilson will require Tommy John surgery and will miss the reminder of the 2012 season according to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle. He adds that Wilson looks at this surgery as “an opportunity to get a better arm and throw harder.”
– Skip Schumaker could be back with the Cardinals this week according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post. The outfielder, who suffered a strained oblique during a Spring Training game, began his rehab assignment yesterday at Memphis adds Goold.
– According to Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine, outfielder Carl Crawford will probably play his first Spring Training game tomorrow (via Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal). Crawford suffered a setback while recovering from a wrist surgery, but he’s been taking a lot of batting practice lately according to Valentine.
– Twins General Manager, Terry Ryan, hopes that Nick Blackburn will be able to make his next start after his MRI came back “looking normal” reports Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. “All indications are that he’s going to be OK, but we’re certainly going to be cautious,” Ryan said. Blackburn was pulled out in the sixth inning of his Saturday’s start with shoulder stiffness, but according to Christensen, the team believes the stiffness was caused by a cramp.
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Injury updates: Ellsbury, Freese and Upton
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Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury dislocated his shoulder yesterday and will be out for at least six weeks, according to Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston.com. Alex Speier of WEEI.com says that if his shoulder does not respond to rest and rehabilitation he could require season-ending surgery.
– David Freese was scratched from today’s lineup due to a finger irritation according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
– Manager Kirk Gibson said that Justin Upton’s left thumb is still “bothering him considerably” according to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. “I think it’s pretty considerable,” Gibson said. “But we’ve got a game tonight. It’s nice and cold out. Enjoy the pain.” Upton hasn’t participated in regular batting practice the past two days to ease the stress on the thumb adds Gibson.
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Injury updates: Storen, Kohn, Wright and Baker
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Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues:
– Right hander Drew Storen underwent minor elbow surgery yesterday to remove bone fragment from his elbow reports Bill Ladson of MLB.com.
– According to Mark Saxon of ESPNLA.com right handed pitcher Michael Kohn will undergo Tommy John surgery. He adds that Dr. James Andrews will perform the surgery in Florida.
– Mets manager, Terry Collins, says that David Wright could return to the lineup this Friday according to Andy Martino of the New York Daily News. “I’m not a doctor, and I don’t mean to step on their toes,” said Collins. “But when they gave us a final diagnosis of the whole thing, my gut is you’ll see him (play) Friday.”
– Right handed pitcher Scott Baker will undergo elbow surgery to repair flexor pronator tendon and will miss the remainder of the 2012 season according to Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com.
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