Spring Headlines: Asdrubal Cabrera shut down with knee injury
By Mark Townsend
1 hour ago
One of the New York Mets main goals this offseason was to upgrade their
middle infield. General manager Sandy Alderson was able to achieve that by
signing veteran Asdrubal Cabrera to a two-year, $18.5 million deal and
trading for Pirates second baseman Neil Walker.
All was looking good with their new double play combo too. At least until
Thursday, when Cabrera tweaked his left knee while running the bases. Now
they've learned Cabrera suffered a strained patella tendon and will be shut
down for at least two weeks.
As with any multi-week timetable in spring training, there's concern that
Cabrera will not be available for opening day. Nothing will be determined for
sure until the two weeks are up, but even with good news then he'd only have
10 days to get ready for the opening day. If Cabrera is forced to start the
season on the disabled list, both Ruben Tejada and Wilmer Flores will make
the team coming off their own leg injuries.
As for Cabrera, he's expected to add some extra pop to New York's lineup when
healthy. In 143 games last season, he hit .265 with 15 homers and a .744 OPS.
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梅子2y18.5M的新任游击手Asdrubal Cabrera昨天跑垒扭伤左膝,
今天更进一部确定是膝盖肌腱拉伤, 最少得休养两个礼拜.
鉴于A卡可能赶不上开季, Tejada与Flores都是可能的替代人选,
不过这两位好像也有伤病疑虑的样子?
感觉梅子的中线不确定因素蛮多的...