Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
March 04, 2007
Marked Knee

Mark Grudzielanek is going under the knife:

Veteran second baseman Mark Grudzielanek became the Royals' first major spring casualty Sunday when an examination revealed torn cartilage in his left knee.

Grudzielanek left camp in late morning for Kansas City, where he is scheduled to undergo surgery Monday to repair a meniscus tear. The procedure typically requires a recovery period of two to four weeks.

"I'm relieved, actually," he said. "I knew there was something in there, and I was worried it might be something serious. So to find out it's something minor is really pretty good news.

It's an opportunity for Esteban German to impress some people on the Royals. He hit well last season in limited duty. If he can keep that up, it would give the Royals a deeper infield and improve the team.

Grudzielanek's never been that good of a hitter. He did post two fine seasons at opportune times, once when he was 29 and once when he was 33. Those are good ages to have career years, since teams seem to weed out the players who can play from those who can't around that time. His age 29 season bought him a few more major league seasons, as did his age 33 year. But despite his decent batting average, he's not a good offensive player.

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Posted by David Pinto at 03:51 PM | Injuries | TrackBack (0)
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