It's The Lisfranc
The worst fears of the Yankees came true today, Wang has a Lisfranc and some other problems with his foot. Best case and I stress best case, is he is out of a boot in six weeks. That would be July 28th and then you have to build up his strength because he hasn't done much for that time period. So figure a minimum of a month for rehab and you probably can say September 1st is the best case scenario.
You can read all about the Lisfranc injury here. The injury is more common in football which makes sense and being a Giants fan, I remember Michael Strahan hurting his a few seasons ago. I just wonder, what are the odds that the Yankees would have two of there (Bruney) in one season?
They can't be good, much like the odds of the Yankees getting to the playoffs right now. It's amazing, 60% of the rotation at the start of the season is on the DL. If I had told you at the start of the season that Mussina and Pettitte would be the Yankees two healthiest starters, how quickly would you have laughed me out of the room?
I am not sure what plan D is right now, I imagine the Yankees don't either. I would guess it is to rehab Kennedy as quickly as possible and get him back in the rotation. In the interim, Dan Giese I guess? One things for sure, the Yankees are very fortunate to have Joba in the rotation right now.
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It may be time to start "rushing" a young arm or two from AA or AAA. Or ... perhaps trade a bat for an arm ... or look at who's been waived that may have a few months left in his arm.
No wait, I've got it. Ready for this? Pavano !!! Nah ...
By the way, considering the extreme improbabilities of lisfranc for pitchers - the odds are decent that the issue is the shoe worn by these guys.
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June 16, 2008 10:57 PM
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