WHATTT?? Is this the kind of thing that benches him for the season?
No.
Should be a 6-8 week thing depending if surgery is neededâŠâŠcould be longerâŠnot a season.
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It was a weird game all and all, Venezuela wouldnt put in the phillies closer in the 8th, out of respect for the organization. Easily could of shut USA down in the 8th
Appears to be confirmed and xraysd. I doubt any torn ligaments, as the ball collided with hand.
Did the look on purpose to you or do you think it just got away from him? Iâm pissed just watching that.
Bard is a tool.
Yeah, it sucks⊠heard the pitcher had more than one wild pitch too
Update: no firm time table, altuve was upgraded to âout indefinitelyâ.
Dubon will likely play 2nd base.
It should be Hensley at 2B.
Dubon can not even hit his weightâŠâŠshould not be on an mlb roster at all.
Dirden and Yainer have earned a spot as wellâŠ.
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Giant hensley fan, he showed incredible plate discipline on the biggest stage. Never seen his lateral quickness though
Heâs a big boy but he played a lot of 2b in the minorsâŠâŠin todays spring training game I think we got a peek at Dustyâs plan.
He had Pena leading off and Hensley starting at 2B and batting 7th or 8th.
Exactly. This is where Hensley cuts his teeth in this organization. Trial by fire. But no, weâre gonna be treated to Adam Everett part deaux.
Sometimes Dusty makes me laugh. Dubon canât even steal a baseâŠor get on base for that matter.
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Remember the old saying?
You canât steal first baseâŠ.applies to Dubon for sure.
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Is 6-8 weeks including rehab stints? I read that it could take even longer than that to get feeling back in the thumb. Can you/yâall think of recent players who have had this injury and their recovery time? I am glad that we have added Abreuâs bat to the lineup and hopefully that can make up for some of the loss of Altuveâs production but Iâm suddenly getting more nervous about the season with a tougher division.
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Reminded me of springerâs broken hand. Was on fire pre hand break, really struggled after.
Couldve been completely coincidental
It might be a little better that itâs his right thumb, depending on where it broke. Itâs still not good, but the left thumb would probably make it take longer for him to start swinging a bat again.
Surgery
My uneducated guess as a fan is that we donât see him in the lineup until August.
5 months for a broken finger?
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The initial prognosis was for 8-10 weeks, but theyâll have a more definite number after the surgery. Iâd expect to see him back in May/early June.
The Astros seem to always be extra cautious about this stuff and donât rush their players back. Weâll see.