Starlin Castro had Yankees fans around the world holding
their collective breath as he exited Sunday night’s game against the Boston Red
Sox in the Bronx. As the injury bug continues to pile up for the Yankees the
team can ill afford to lose another player period, let alone one of their best
hitters in Castro. The Yankees downplayed the injury like they always do after
taking Castro out citing that there wasn’t a need in worsening the injury while
the team was down by four runs but what if the injury is serious? Oblique
injuries can be nagging injuries and some of them have some staying power, what
if Castro’s oblique goes from “not a big deal” and “we’re just going to give
him a day” to “the New York Yankees have added Starlin Castro to the 15-day
DL?”
Could the Yankees survive? Well yeah, I guess that they
could but the offense is already stagnant as it is and Castro is one of the few
bright spots in the order. New York would presumably call up Robert Refsnyder
to fill in Castro’s shoes at second base and in the order but who would it
surprise to see someone like Pete Kozma called up instead because he’s a
veteran? Certainly wouldn‘t surprise me. This is one of the few bats the
Yankees can ill afford to lose though no matter who they are replacing Castro with
internally.
One man does not make or break an offense. Just like
Castro’s hot hitting did little to affect the Yankees in the grand scheme of
things early on this season the absence of Castro would have a similar effect
in my opinion. The Yankees are struggling to score consistently with Castro and
I’d venture to guess that the team would struggle to score consistently without
him as well.
So if Castro’s oblique injury goes from no big deal to a big
deal frankly I’m not sure if the Yankees would notice. I know you were
expecting a doom and gloom type post but frankly this season has been nothing
but doom and gloom thus far. The team is already close to fielding a payroll as
high as the Atlanta Braves on the disabled list, what’s a little more.
I’m trying hard to stay into this and stay positive this
season but when everything is working against you it’s hard to. You know?
Amen
ReplyDeleteHaha hands down, after reading title, I thought Kozma and his 0.137 batting average gets the call up.
ReplyDeleteGreat minds think alike. I missed 99% of yesterday's game but I did see Castro in there and I saw him rope a single so maybe he's okay.
DeleteFingers crossed.