I say amputate the foot, shoot him up, and send him back out there!
I say amputate the foot, shoot him up, and send him back out there!
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
They are bringing Lin up as he is the best defensive shortstop currently in the system. Lin is not much of a hitter, so the other guys are going to have to pick it up for the next couple of weeks.Originally Posted by Spudboy
Yup.
Makes sense.
In the mean time our SS defense should be fun to watch.
Although his pairing with the hack Nunez at 2nd is far from ideal.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
I just puked a little bit in my mouth
You don't even need to amputate. Just shoot him up
Like Bill Walton?
Red Sox Place Xander Bogaerts On Disabled List
By Steve Adams | April 9, 2018 at 3:59pm CDT
The Red Sox announced that they’ve placed shortstop Xander Bogaerts on the 10-day disabled list due to a “small crack in the talus bone in his left ankle.” Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston first reported that the Sox were going to place Bogaerts on the DL with a bone injury in his foot, adding that Bogaerts is in a walking boot (all Twitterlinks).
While any kind of broken bone is worrying, it seems this is rather a minor injury. Indeed, the Sox’ announcement indicates optimism that Bogaerts can return in 10 to 14 days. They’ve recalled infielder Tzu-Wei Lin from Triple-A Pawtucket in the meantime.
Nevertheless, it’s unfortunate to see Bogaerts face an obstacle after he had turned in a strong opening run to the 2018 campaign, with a .368/.400/.711 slash over his first forty plate appearances. Last season was a bit of a down year at the plate for Bogaerts, who is still just 25 years of age. He’s already earning a healthy $7.05MM salary this year and could command a big payday in his final season of arbitration eligibility if he can return in relatively short order and continue to be productive with the bat.
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10 Day DL isn't bad.
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I have never heard of or experienced a broken bone mending in 10-14 days. Maybe Jacko can enlighten us all about this magic!
The fucking thing is swollen and hurts like a fuck , I am sure. All breaks do this. Obviously displaced fractures are much more worser!
I expect Bogey will be back around the first of June. But Unlike some here I don't pretend that my opinion is factual and the final word.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
The injury actually ended up being a little worse than I thought. I figured maybe a sprained ankle, he'd go on the 10 days but a cracked bone and as much as two weeks? Glad he's not out with an acl or something, but that still sucks, esp with the Yankems coming in. Watch Stanton start getting hot now, I'd bet a dollar on it....
A "small crack" is a euphemism for a "non-displaced fracture." In the ankle, wouldn't 6-8 weeks be a better guess than 10-14 days? (Had he been able to walk off the field under his own power, I might be more optimistic.)
10 days ? Yeah right ....try a month minimum .
I am not a doctor, but the inability to leave the field under his own power was probably due to the pain from the trauma. If the bone is not part of a joint and the crack is small and non-displaced, the key will be to get the swelling down and to manage the pain. The trainers may be able to tape the area to protect it from further damage. Who knows. We will have to wait and see. It sucks to lose our hottest bat when we are about to face the Yankees. Of course, there is no such thing as a hitter on a hot streak.
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Maybe it's just a hairline fracture. Those can heal quicker than 6-8 weeks, but 10-14 days does seem overly optimistic.
I just think the 10-14 days is more of the FO blowing their smoke. It does seem like they've often been wrong with their estimations, maybe so they don't show their hand to other teams. Or maybe to pacify the fans. Naw... they wouldn't do that!!
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