Giants’ Old Fogies Going Down
Mar 3, 2008 MLB
- Omar Vizquel out at least 4 to 6 weeks with a knee injury
- Ray Durham isn’t playing the field in spring training games due to a shoulder problem
- Rich Aurilia’s hamstrings are keeping him from playing
And it doesn’t make me feel the least bit guilty that all three of these injures made me happy. This team is going to be bad, and what is the point of trotting these guys out there every day when the limited amount of young talent we do have could be playing instead? I can accept Vizquel for his defense (the young pitchers need him), but that’s it. I don’t care what you’re paying the other two, I don’t want to watch them.
And that’s the biggest problem with having them out there — hopelessness. They’re bad, and they aren’t going to be helpful in the future. Get them out of there.
Update: David Pinto puts some similar thoughts together:
Might the Giants end up with an infield of Ortmeier, Denker, Frandsen and Velez? If they can learn to play competent defense, I think the pitching staff would welcome the increased offense that group is likely to bring to the team.
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