We've been waiting for awhile now, but Rafael Furcal has still not come back from his back injury that forced him out since May 6. What looked like a minor injury has turned into a month-long ordeal.
It really sucks to not see him in there considering he was playing at such a high level. The Dodgers are only 8-13 with him out, which is really no surprise considering he was their offense on most nights. His number were pretty darn good before he went out: .366 AVG, .448 OBP, 34 R, 5 HR, 16 RBI, 12 2B, 2 3B, 5 SB. In my mind, he was clearly the best shortstop in the NL before he went out.
The article on Dodgers.com states that the team in "aggressively looking for middle infield help." Chin-lung Hu has a great glove, but a .170 AVG with only 2 extra base hits in 88 AB's. Luis Maza is a better at the plate with a .281 AVG, but is nothing special. Jeff Kent is 40-years-old and is battling nagging injuries, as well as only hitting .248 with 5 HR. Ya... I'd say they need some help.
For now, there's not a whole lot Joe Torre can do without Furcal in there. I guess we should all pray Kent can stay healthy, because poor average or not, he's still their most feared hitter when he's in there. I've given up on Hu ever hitting this year. He looks totally overmatched and the prime candidate to get sent down. Maybe Maza will find a groove.
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