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Braves' Schafer Needs Surgery


This isn't good news for the Braves or Schafer. Hopefully he bounces back from this setback. We need a good leadoff hitter and if he plays up to his potential he's be a perfect fit.

Schafer learned on Tuesday with a visit to Braves hand specialist Dr. Gary Lourie that the conservative route was not working. He’s scheduled to have surgery on Monday.

The surgery will keep him out of action for three months so his 2009 season is over and any chance he had at a September call-up is ruled out. Schafer said he might still try to play winter ball if he recovers quickly enough from surgery.

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. He needs to/should spend at least half a season in the minors next year before coming up. We will have Church/Diaz in LF, McLouth in CF, and Heyward in RF there’s no need to have him rush back

by McCann's the Man on Aug 25, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

This.

"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT

by justincredubil02 on Aug 25, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry for my ignorance but what dos the “This” mean.

It seems like it has been popping up more and more lately.

by Fischerking on Aug 26, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Its the lazy way of saying “I agree with this”.

by bravesfan91 on Aug 26, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

FAIL

Its the lazy cool way of saying "I agree with this".

Fixed.

"…aren’t worthy enough to hold his (Pujols) ass cheeks apart while Playboy models wipe him with thousand dollar bills after he craps out the cure to whatever previously-incurable disease." by royhobbs 1/7/09

by buzzdeadwax on Aug 26, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It means

“this was an awesome post” more than “i agree”

by esadb on Aug 27, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

uh-huh

we should be deep enough to handle him appropriately

Mat Gamel is way too cool for double consonants.

by VivaLosBravos on Aug 25, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think it allows...

for Schafer/Heyward to determine their own development. With Church, Diaz, and McLouth on the roster, those two can battle for a starting job in spring training, with the best man winning a job and the other going to AAA to be called up as soon as they deserve. Depth is a nice thing.

by Mr. Sanchez on Aug 26, 2009 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This should be a fanshot

But at any rate, it’s really bad news. I want him ready for next year, but he needs at bats. This probably means he ends up starting off at Gwinnett next year.

by Bronn on Aug 25, 2009 2:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hopefully this will get him to 100%.

by soup du jour on Aug 25, 2009 2:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Can’t really say I’m surprised. It’s a shame we were playing him everyday this banged up, but what other options did we have until McLouth came along?

Q: If on-base pct is so important then why don't they put it on the scoreboard? -Failcoeur

A: Because the Braves don't want to show their fans how bad you suck.

by timmy3 on Aug 25, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

This isn't all that devastating

and possibly even encouraging. He’ll get fixed up and be ready to play at 100% next year. Whatever time he spends in the minors shouldn’t be too long, and it’ll eventually be a good problem for the Braves to have, depending on how the 2010 OF shakes up.

by hoboken_wood on Aug 25, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Assuming of course that his problems with hitting the inside fastball REALLY was due to his wrist injury. :)

by tomahawkin108 on Aug 25, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m assuming the injury was the reason. Schafer had a good spring and strong series against the Phillies. After April 10th he was a completely different player.

by mdhenshaw on Aug 25, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t understand why this wasn’t done sooner. He was obviously not getting any better.

by BigG1392 on Aug 25, 2009 3:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Right. He should have never been playing injured.

by Gage23 on Aug 25, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

That was my first thought. Why wasn’t this done in May or June?

by playertobenamedlate on Aug 26, 2009 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does anyone have any idea what’s involved with a surgury to repair a bone bruise?

by mdhenshaw on Aug 25, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It has to be more than a bone bruise

I don’t think one can have a bone bruise operated on, but a bruise can lead to more serious issues that can require surgery.

by hoboken_wood on Aug 25, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would venture to guess there is no such surgery.
At one point, I seem to recall reading something about a possible tendon problem.
I do know the wrist is a very complicated joint with alotta moving parts.
Also, I know that imaging studies are only so good, and good surgeons are thus frequently loath to be very specific until after they go in and see what the exact physiology is and confirm the exact pathology.
In other words, I’m wondering if it is going to be an explorary procedure, looking for most likely A or B, but there’s always some possibility of C or perhaps even something else.

by fandave on Aug 25, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

explorary exploratory

by fandave on Aug 25, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

its basically the same as what they did with Soriano’s shoulder…. they didnt know what was wrong…but they knew something was wrong.. so u crack him open and dig around and fix whatever is wrong. It’s good news in that Schafer will hopefully be back to full health… its unfortunate because he essentially wasted 3 months with a misdiagnosis.

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Aug 25, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Its not exactly a misdiagnosis. Instead, its called “conservative care.” Low risk, non-invasive. Then, if doesn’t help, go digging.

by fandave on Aug 25, 2009 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i guess thats a more levelheaded means of describing the situation

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Aug 26, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I believe for knees

it is the dreaded microfracture surgery — I thought that was what Beltran was possibly facing Not sure if the same applies to wrists.

by fphjr01 on Aug 25, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hopefully he has a successful surgery and quick recovery. Looking forward for Schafer to bounce back and be the leadoff hitter the Braves sorely need.

by Sparhawk on Aug 26, 2009 7:19 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Does this help GA?

Does this mean we are going to be more likely to sign GA back for another yeah to keep some outfield depth? After a bad first impression, I’ve kind of come around on him this year.

by playertobenamedlate on Aug 26, 2009 9:07 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Don't think so

We’ll still have a highly effective platoon in Diaz/Church, and the top prospect in all of baseball making his major-league debut. I think we’ll make a move for a power bat like Jermaine Dye (I think his option will be declined) and start the year either Dye-McLouth-Heyward or Dye-McLouth-Diaz/Church. Heyward gets the everyday RF job when he’s ready for it, no questions asked.

I think Schafer should spend the whole year in AAA to make up for lost time. He’s missed a lot of potential development because of the suspension, his hand injury in winter ball, and now this. If he shows up next year like he ought to, then we can flip McLouth for some prospects and let the Schafer era in CF finally begin in 2011.

by bravesfan91 on Aug 26, 2009 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

why would we waste our money on Dye when the diaz/church platoon can play pretty well for drastically less.

 And if we did… why would we trade McLouth and not Dye, under your scenario… McLouth is signed to a great contract and is the better player. Dye would still get a good return, assuming we sign him to a decent deal.

The only thing I agree with is that Schafer should be spending as much time in AAA as possible to get him the ABs he needs to get himself on the right track.

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Aug 26, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess I’m still a fan of the big right-handed bat to stick between Chipper and McCann. Don’t get me wrong, I really like the Church/Diaz platoon……but I absolutely hate platoons in general. I’d rather have an everyday guy in the lineup, especially in one of the corner outfield spots.

And I’d want us to trade McLouth because he would probably bring back a bigger return than Dye would and we’d still have our RH power bat in an already lefty-heavy lineup.

by bravesfan91 on Aug 26, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well in the world of finite resources we can’t afford an everyday player at every position (or at least not right now)… church/diaz is better than Dye…becuase it helps us resign one of maybe gonzo/soriano

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Aug 26, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not true

We can….we’re just scared to bring some of them up. :)

by tomahawkin108 on Aug 26, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

im not even gonna bother addressing this…except to say its not fear ,its intelligence thats keeping players in the minors

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Aug 26, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You clearly missed the smiley. Is there a way to make it bigger?

:)

by tomahawkin108 on Aug 26, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i guess i didn’t realize the :) = sarcasm… and for that i apologize

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Aug 27, 2009 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t post often, but maybe over time people will come to realize that probably around 75% of what I post is satirical in nature. I try to convey this with smiley’s or some other thing since tone of voice only gets you so far.

by tomahawkin108 on Aug 28, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and you have no tone of voice on the internet

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Aug 28, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hence why it doesn’t go very far, when typing on the internets. :)

by tomahawkin108 on Aug 28, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

we have the financial means to bring in dye at an 8-10M dollar one year deal plus one reliever (i’d prefer to trade for younger, cheaper relievers but w/e). It does mean bye to LaRoche or any other high priced 1B and Hudson in all likelihood though

by McCann's the Man on Aug 26, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

isnt that a downgrade as a team.. is Dye +1 reliever> younger reliever, LaRoche and Hudson

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Aug 27, 2009 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well it would be Dye, Glaus? or another 1st baseman, Kawakami, and Soriano vs. LaRoche, Hudson, and Gonzalez or a guy like Jason Frasor

by McCann's the Man on Aug 27, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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