Fernando Perez Injury Feared To Be Serious
by Tommy Rancel on Mar 10, 2009 5:00 PM EDT
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PrintA bit of bad news to pass along. The wrist injury Fernando Perez suffered in today's game looks like it could be pretty serious.
From Rays Report
The Rays are giving only vague answers about the prognosis for Fernando Perez, but Andrew Friedman acknowledged “it’s ceretainly possible” the outfielder could be out for an extended period.It is a left wrist injury, but the Rays want their doctors back in St. Pete to examine his test results before making a more specific statement about his condition.
Several players, however, have indicated the news is bad
The Rays will probably remain quiet until they are certain on a diagnosis, but the fact that Andrew Friedman is throwing around "certainly possible" about Perez being out for a long period of time isn't comforting.
Perez wasn't being looked at as a mainstay on the Rays roster in 2009, but his injury could hurt the depth chart a bit. It was looking like he would start the season with the big league club and fill in for B.J. Upton until he was deemed 100%. After that he would be the Rays "fifth outfieder," but just stashed away in Durham awating a call if an injury or something else should provide a spot for him. This means that Justin Ruggiano will most likely assume that role and has a very good chance to make the opening day roster for the Rays. Personally, I like Ruggiano and hope he can take this chance to help shed the "Quad-A" label, but I'm not liking the fact that it could come at Perez's expense.
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Well maybe I'll get to eat crow over Ruggiano
by GomesSweetGomes on Mar 10, 2009 5:10 PM EDT reply actions
they don't think its fractured
per the heater
I wonder what else it could be. I didn’t see the play so I just assumed he broke his wrist
Fractured could be better than many other possibilities
by GomesSweetGomes on Mar 10, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
he was diving for a ball right?
What are you thinking it could be? dislocated? I am trying to think what you could do while diving for a ball that isn’t a break
Connective tissue injury probably
Lots of ligaments and tendons running through there.
by Lurch's Lobbyists on Mar 10, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
And with that, it all depends
Fractures have much more certain recovery times, generally speaking. Its the stuff that’s supposed to bend, but doesn’t that concerns me.
by GomesSweetGomes on Mar 10, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
Or, the stuff that is supposed to bend only so far, and in a specific direction. Poor Nando, I was really rooting for him to be the 4th OF.
by Lurch's Lobbyists on Mar 10, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Some dislocations take longer to heal than fractures
At least fracture is a pretty known quantity
by GomesSweetGomes on Mar 10, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
The Good News
Kapler has experience playing the outfield in fenway. The bad news is that his numbers there don’t look so hot (of course it’s hard to read too much into Fenway numbers…especially in such a small sample size)
by GomesSweetGomes on Mar 10, 2009 5:27 PM EDT reply actions
Kennedy?
Would it not be more likely that if BJ begins the season on the DL, that Zobrist would be kept as more of an outfielder, and Kennedy would make the team—as opposed to keeping Ruggiano?
If Kennedy didn't look like he was toast
I might not be opposed to this idea. I have to say, I’m not thrilled with any plan that results in Gabe Kapler being a full-time center fielder.
Vogt early, Vogt often.
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