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Astro's Lose Star Shortstop
Houston Chronicle
Last night, the Houston Astro's collected their first win of the season and evened out their season record at 1-1, but at what cost? Miguel Tejada had to be removed from the game during the sixth after ranging to his left and throwing out a runner at first. "You could tell he was in some serious pain", said his Double Play partner Kaz Matsui. Tejada immediately went to the ground grabbing his throwing shoulder as the trainers and manager Mike Woods rushed onto the field.
Miguel was able to walk off on his own power but X-Rays and MRI revealed possibly the worst news for the 34 Year Old Shortstop. Miguel has suffered a torn labrum according to manager Mike Woods. "We're going to be without Miguel for the next 12-14 weeks, it's a big loss to our team but someone is going to have to step in and pick up the slack."
When asked who the replacement would be Woods had this to say "Right now, we are purely looking at internal options, nothing is set in stone as of now and the current guys we have at the ML level that could take his place are Jason Smith, who replaced Tejada after the injury and Geoff Blum. We will have further information on the replacement before today's game against the Cubs.
Tejada had started the season off 2-5, and OBP of .500%. The loss could be astronomical to Houston as the system currently doesn't seem to have anyone who could put up even average numbers at the posistion. Could this be the spot where Mike Woods, puts his first stamp on the team and goes out to acquire a starting short stop? We'll see but for now, what do some readers think Woods should. sit tight and wait the three months, trade for a short stop to play the three months, or is it time the find their long term plan at short? Any particular idea on players? This will be the interactive side of the dynasty.
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