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Baseball Musings
March 12, 2009
Perez Out

Fernando Perez of the Rays will miss three months after injuring his wrist trying to make a diving catch. Joe Maddon discusses the impact on the team:

As for the impact on the Rays opening day roster, Maddon said Perez "probably would have played" in centerfield to open the season if CF B.J. Upton were not ready to return from offseason left shoulder surgery. Now, Maddon said Perez's absence gives other players opportunities to get out there.

"Now we've Got Gabe (Kapler) out there, going to get Ben Zobrist out there," Maddon said. "It just gives some other people opportunities out there in case something else were to happen. That's the impact."

I'm guessing this gives the Rays an incentive to get Upton back sooner than later.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:43 AM | Injuries | TrackBack (0)
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Upton is on schedule. At most, he'll miss the first series in NY because it's going to be really cold and they don't want to risk it. Having Kapler or more likely Zobrist in CF for a week won't kill them. But it would be ideal to get Bossman out there.

Posted by: Tyler at March 12, 2009 11:10 AM
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