As the Giants enter the final six games of the season, they will face a huge medical conflict. Second baseman Freddie Sanchez will undergo an MRI today on his right shoulder, which he injured while turning a double play Saturday.
Bruce Bochy put Sanchez in the lineup today because it was such a big game. Freddy can still hit the ball, but is a huge liability in the field. Luckily only one ground ball was hit to him in the game, and he had to lob the ball to first base to get the out on Eric Young Jr. "Right now, that's what I've got," Sanchez said. "I'd be able to do what I did today," he said. "We'll see. Obviously, I want to do everything I can to be in there. At the same time, I don't want to hurt the team in any way if I can't make a play or turn a double play."In the Giants big win today, Freddy hit a huge 2 run homerun in the first inning off of Jorge De La Rosa, but he can't keep on playing if his shoulder is really injured. If he does need surgery, him and the Giants would face a dilema. Do you just have him wait to get surgery till the off-season and just have him as a pinch-hitter or end his season with surgery. If, and when, the Giants make the playoffs, they would definately miss his presence.
For the playoffs you have to cut the rosters to 25 players, and if you only have 1/2 a player, it's gonna be hard to put him on there. However, Sanchez has been so hot with the bat, personally I would want him on the roster, even if it's just as a pinch-hitter. Sanchez is a career .299 hitter, and since his low point of the season (.255 on August 11) he's hit at a .380 clip and raised his average 41 points. Thats hard to do late in the season. We will just have to wait and see.
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