Marte may need Tommy John Surgery

[MANNYHOF24]

I saw this on Roto world, and would really suck if it were true. Top Boston offcials deny this though.

HEres the link

 

http://fantasybaseball.rotoworld.com/content/clubhouse_news.asp?sport=MLB&majteam=BOS

[riverside sluggers]

if it is true, Id just suggest then for marte to have it now, to get it out of the way. And be ready for opening day 2007 since he would be out for a year.

[Soxfan1]

Can we do anything to the braves for this?

[RedSoxRooter]

I think sending them Rent was enough.

[ksushi]

hahahahaha, nice renteria joke.

 

but yeah hes young, its a set back, but we don't even know if it is true it may not be. I think something like this may have held up a deal for him. If we're finding it out now the sox would have known about it long before, all players have to pass physicals to make a deal complete. So yeah, I'm not putting much stock in this one.

[schillingouttheks]

There's a reason I had a gut feeling this trade wasn't worth it...

[YanksHater213]

Owned.

[ksushi]

overreact much? Its not like the red sox didnt get to give the guy a physical. Its a rumor. I have not heard mention of this ANYWHERE. I don't think this is true.

[Beckett95]

Can we do anything to the braves for this?

 

if he passed his physical, he should be fine. They wouldnt have made the deal with out making sure he was 100% healthy

[Cityofchampions33]

if he passed his physical, he should be fine. They wouldnt have made the deal with out making sure he was 100% healthy

 

Then again, the pirates got Lyon when he was injured, all they did was send him back.

[MC Hammer]

Theres no way this can be true because the sox wouldn't have agreed. If it is true and we took him anyway this was ... umm ... just a really really s***** move.

[The CUP]

he isn't a pitcher so it wont affect him as much and the stress on the problem wont be as much. but i do think its a rumor

[ORS]

he isn't a pitcher so it wont affect him as much and the stress on the problem wont be as much. but i do think its a rumor

What's he going to do, run the ball over from 3B? The stress wouldn't be as frequent as if he were a pitcher, but these concerns can shelve a position player for a sizeable chunk of time. Baldelli missed all of this year recovering from TJ surgery.

 

Personally, I'm not going to fret over this until it moves beyond the rumor stage, but I wouldn't be so dismissive of the implications if it were true.

[BoSox Rule]

The thing is I've only heard this out of Tampa Bay. Red Sox doctors say he is fine, and high ranked officials out of Atlanta say that he is fine. The Devil Rays are still bitter we couldn't get a 3-way deal done with Atlanta so they could get Andy Marte. A reliable Red Sox poster from NYYFans.com e-mailed Atlanta writer David O'Brien about Marte's elbow. The said poster got this reply.

There is no tear. He had some soreness last season, but there's no tear. And the Braves certainly didn't "acknowledge" there was a tear. That'd be asinine.

Atlanta and Boston both say his elbow is fine, somebody in Tampa has sour grapes. That is what I think.

[Beckett95]

Martes struggling in winter league..

 

Andy Marte continues to work on finding his offensive rhythm with Azucareros in the Dominican Winter League.

Through Thursday, the highly-touted third-base prospect acquired from Atlanta in the Edgar Renteria trade was batting .234 in 33 games with two homers and nine RBIs. The right-handed batter is trying to cut down on his strikeouts, having fanned 18 times in 111 at-bats. The Red Sox believe Marte likely will begin the season with Triple-A Pawtucket but could make his Boston debut later in 2006.

 

Utility infielder Alejandro Machado, who made his debut in Boston in September, is getting plenty of work at shortstop for Caracas in the Venezuelan League. In 32 games, the switch-hitter is batting .256 with one homer and 16 RBIs. He also is struggling with strikeouts, with 20 in 129 at-bats.

 

Infielder Raul Nieves is hitting .246 in 20 games for the Ponce Lions of the Puerto Rican Winter League. The switch-hitter, who turns 27 on New Year's Day, was drafted as a shortstop but has played 14 of his 22 games so far this winter at third base, making only two errors.

 

On the pitching front, lefty reliever Mike Bumatay has been dominant in 27 appearances for Aragua in the Venezuelan League. He has allowed just one earned run in 11 1/3 innings (0.79 ERA), facing 44 batters and allowing just four hits. He has fanned 12 while walking six.

 

Another reliever enjoying success in Venezuela is right-hander Edgar Martinez. In 11 1/3 innings for Occidente Pastora, Martinez has allowed just three runs -- two earned -- compiling a 1.59 ERA. He has lost his only decision.

 

Right-hander Luis Mendoza has appeared in 17 games as a reliever for Navajoa in the Mexican League, earning a win in his only decision. Mendoza has an 8.35 ERA and batters are hitting .304 against him.

 

mlb.com

[ksushi]

yeah? and guys don't struggle? relax on this guy, hes a stud.

 

Did anyone else hear anything about him being shipped for coco? I heard it only on dirt dogs, everywhere else has been talking about clement for him straight up. I like that, reed and crisp are very comporable players, and if the sox would do a reed deal with clement, i dont see why crisp wouldn't be considered a steal at that price tag.

[schillingouttheks]

Yeah, see the "Coco Crisp to Boston?" thread.

[ksushi]

... thanks so much.