Apropos of absolutely nothing, Casas is now over 2 months since the injury caused by--wait for it--swinging a bat at a pitched ball.
Monday he had an MRI to see how his injury has progressed. Today is Wednesday with still no reported outcome from the MRI.
My interpretation of this silence is that no news is not good news. Relatedly, the injury was caused by the one thing Casas must continue to do if he is to stay in MLB.
I'm not sure he can ever bat lefty again -- at least, swing with youthful impunity for the fences... unless, preventative measures against recurrence force Casas to became an inside-out Green Monster hunter, and he becomes a modern-day Boggsian master of oppo doubles and big-guy pop-fly dingers.
I swear it wasn't.
To me, this type of injury could be critical to a guy who makes a living swinging the bat -- especially a large human trying to consistently hit the ball hard and far to entice his employer to offer untold riches that would set him up for the rest of his life (plus, familial generations to come).
How can Casas prevent it from recurring? Is there a medical procedure that can fuse the core together (similar to wrist or ankle re-enforcement) or an internal brace (like the new TJ for elbows) -- maybe a hernia mesh patch the size of a flak jacket? Unlikely...
For Casas to come back as good as new would be like a pitcher breaking a rib throwing a pitch, and then recovering to become a 20-game winner... for the Braves... while the Red Sox pay most of his salary.