I'm starting to wonder if we've seen the last of Rafael Furcal in a Dodger uniform.
His season is looking as good as lost as he suffered yet another setback, this time going under the knife for back surgery that will sideline him for a minimum 8 weeks. He has a bulging disc, which just sounds uncomfortable, so it's not hard to see why he's having such a hard time with it. It's another big blow in a season that started off with so much promise.
Recent examples in Dodger history were brought up of players who underwent similar surgeries like Furcal by Dr. Robert Watkins, and they were Kevin Brown and Eric Gagne. Brown came back briefly, but quickly shut it down after that. Gagne was done for the season.
Then again, both of those guys could have been incredibly drugged up (cough, cough... Mitchell Report), so who knows what to think of that.
So now the question shifts to what GM Ned Colletti will do to fill such a big hole. Chin-lung Hu was the first replacement, but his hitting was atrocious. Angel Berroa was cheaply brought in, and he's tearing it up with a blistering .183 AVG. Luis Maza is also lighting the world on fire with a .239 AVG. So... ya, looking for another option is definitely the way to go.
As for Furcal, who knows what will become of him. It's hard to believe he'll be the same this year even if he is back. He played last year not at 100% and was not nearly the same player he was in the past. Sorry to say, but I just don't see him contributing this year.
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