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Rafael Furcal breaks thumb, Dodgers left in a bad way
Rafael Furcal is not 83 years old. He just keeps breaking down like he's that
age.
Incredibly, remarkably, he is hurt again. Possibly for the last time?
Furcal went down in the fifth inning Monday night in San Francisco while
sliding into third base, breaking his left thumb. This follows the left wrist
injury he battled over the weekend in San Diego.
Aside from his first season in Los Angeles in 2006, Furcal has battled one
injury or another every year. No one is more frustrated by it than Furcal,
who was so down after the game he said he was pondering retirement.
Furcal is 33, really. He has gone through back surgery and hamstring
injuries, an aching back back and ankle sprains. He has a $12 million club
option for next year that would vest with 600 at-bats this season, but that
will never happen now.
He’s likely out at least six weeks, so he’s probably asking himself if he's
really up for another lengthy rehabilitation period. Break your thumb when
you finally feel you’re getting healthy, and you are probably going to have
an emotional reaction.
But what if he does actually walk away? (Note: He’s making $13 million this
season, highest salary on the team.)
For now, Jamey Carroll figures to slide back into the lineup at shortstop. He
did so admirably last season, but Carroll is fighting a finger injury of his
own and is 37.
The Dodgers will need to call up another infielder after placing Furcal on
the 15-day disabled list. If they want to go Band-Aid, they could bring Juan
Castro back up. Try not to get too excited.
They could return Ivan De Jesus Jr. He struggled in a very limited role early
this season. They would probably like to call up shortstop prospect Dee
Gordon, but he’s hitting only .263 in his first trip to triple-A Albuquerque
and his defense remains unreliable.
There really is not a great option for the next six weeks, and only a worse
one beyond that if Furcal wakes up next week and still thinks it’s time to
call it a career.
Furcal在比賽中盜三壘撲壘時拇指斷了，至少休六週...
沮喪的他甚至還一度說出要考慮退休的話。
目前內野人手短缺，除了剛從 DL 回來的 Blake 跟手指有傷的 Carroll 外，可能會
把 De Jesus 叫回來。
(其實有理伯應該是個不錯的 SS 人選)
真．雙人打線要豋場了...lol