First our gold glove winning second baseman, and now one of our better relief pitchers from the 2006 season.
The first injury was to second baseman Mark Grudzielanek, who went down with torn cartilage in his knee. Grudz had surgery earlier this week and all went well. The surgery was a minor one, and should only keep him out of action for about the first 10 to 20 days of the season. During that time, it's likely that last year's utility man, Esteban German, will fill in at second.
The second blow came when Joe Nelson found out he'd need shoulder surgery - leading to him missing up to three months of the 2007 season. Nelson has an injured labrum that needs to be repaired - which is nothing new to him, having torn his labrum before.
The good news is that we've got enough depth to cover these two missing time. With German filling in for Grudz, we'll see a drop in defense at that position, but German will definitely hit. With the acquisition of several pitchers - including closer Octavio Dotel - we should be okay in the bullpen as well. Let's just keep our fingers crossed that we don't have a major injury at a position where we don't have any depth.....
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