All signs are indicating that Manny Ramirez will indeed be placed on the 15-day DL with a strained right hamstring. He hasn't played since being removed from Tuesday's game.
Once again, Xavier Paul looks to be the likely replacement. He was playing in Friday night's Triple-A game for Albuquerque when he was taken out. He's hitting a blistering .348 there.
Manny was hitting a red-hot .366 in June with four homers and 14 RBIs. Obviously, his injury hurts the offense. He looked like he was finally starting to settle in and become a major threat again after a dismal May.
But there could be a silver lining to all of this. If Paul can take advantage of his playing time and show the energy that he has in the past, maybe he'll stay in L.A. for good. More importantly, maybe Garret Anderson won't. Anderson continues to do nothing with a .183 average.
At least I can hope.
2 comments:
What's it gonna take for the Dodgers to DFA GA? Honestly? XP is the man. He's done all he can in the minors. It's time to keep him in LA.
DFA GA NOW!
I hear ya man. My guess is Torre just doesn't want to give up on the veteran yet, hoping he'll be useful around playoff time, ala Mark Loretta. I just don't see it happening though. At some point, enough is enough and it's time for Paul to take over.
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