Dustin Pedroia returning to Boston tomorrow; knee surgery possible

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Dustin Pedroia returning to Boston tomorrow; knee surgery possible

 

By Peter Abraham and Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff

 

NEW YORK — Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia will return to Boston tomorrow to have his right knee examined and is facing the possibility of surgery that would sideline him for at least a month.

 

Pedroia was injured on May 16 when he fell on his knee fielding a ball against the Orioles. He described the procedure, which will be done at Massachusetts General Hospital, as a "needle with a camera on it" that will determine the extent of the damage.

 

If necessary, Pedroia would then have the surgery immediately.

 

"It could keep me out a month," he said. "It's not what I want. But I have to get it checked out. It's been bothering me a lot."

 

Pedroia said that his lack of production at the plate is attributable to his knee and surgically repaired left foot.

 

"It's hard to hit with something is wrong with your legs," he said. "I've been trying."

 

Pedroia is hitting .247 with a 338 on-base percentage this season. If he is placed on the disabled list, the Red Sox could use Jed Lowrie at second base and Marco Scutaro at shortstop. Drew Sutton also has experience at second base.

 

Pedroia was injured on the first play of the game on May 16 when Brian Roberts hit a ball off the chest of Daisuke Matsuzaka. He fielded the ball and landed on his knee trying to make a play.

 

"I banged it hard and it has been bothering me ever since," he said.

 

In other injury news, Lowrie (left shoulder) has been cleared to play and is expected to return to the lineup tomorrow.

 

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2011/06/dustin_pedroia_12.html

[a700hitter]

I leave the room for a few minutes and come back to this ********. We need to get middle infielder instead of Sutton. Scutaro can go every day, but Lowrie is delicate. When is Navarro coming back?

[a700hitter]

This could move Crawford into the 2 hole. You would hope that this could get better just with some rest. Once they start carving away in the joint it usually becomes a chronic situation.

[iortiz]

Lowrie seems to be ok now..

[Cocos Disciples]

Well if this is worst case scenario, Scutaro would play SS and Lowrie would play 2B. Or vice versa.

[WhiskeyBreath]

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Terrible news. I'm just hoping he gets repaired, gets his rest , and comes back like his normal self.

[iortiz]

the 2010 phantom is back, dammit! Salty, Lowrie, Jenks, D-K, Hill and now Pedroia... WTF

[a700hitter]

Well if this is worst case scenario' date=' Scutaro would play SS and Lowrie would play 2B. Or vice versa.[/quote']lowrie is a natural SS and Scutaro is a natural second baseman.

[italstallianion]

lowrie is a natural SS and Scutaro is a natural second baseman.

 

 

Not when it comes to fielding anyway.

[a700hitter]

From the Herald:

 

Dustin Pedroia returning to Boston to have knee examined

Posted by Scott Lauber at 11:40 pm

 

NEW YORK — Tempering the enthusiasm from tonight’s 11-6 win over the Yankees, two sources have confirmed that second baseman Dustin Pedroia will return to Boston tomorrow to have his right knee examined by team medical director Dr. Tom Gill. Contrary, however, to a report that Pedroia may need surgery that could sideline him for a month, two team sources said the Red Sox are optimistic it won’t come to that.

 

“Pedey is overly dramatic,” one source said. “At this point, I honestly think we’re just being cautious.”

 

Pedroia was injured on May 16 when he fell on his knee fielding a ball against the Orioles.

 

More in tomorrow’s Herald.

This doesn't sound quite as bad. He has been moving just fine. He's been running well and stealing bases.

[Dojji]

Dustin Pedroia is fragile. Little guy wearing his body out to make the plays. Not that surprising.

[boston22407]

hope its only a few weeks

[iortiz]

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Terrible news. I'm just hoping he gets repaired, gets his rest , and comes back like his normal self.

 

hehehehehehe i was just like this^^^ hehehehe:thumbsup:

 

BTW how do u upload partial videos?

[Emmz]

hehehehehehe i was just like this^^^ hehehehe:thumbsup:

 

BTW how do u upload partial videos?

 

You look for .gif files, then you use the same thing as you use for regular images.

[iortiz]

You look for .gif files' date=' then you use the same thing as you use for regular images.[/quote']

 

ohh thanks EMMZ :thumbsup:

[iortiz]

whatchu talkin bout Willis?

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From the Herald:

 

This doesn't sound quite as bad. He has been moving just fine. He's been running well and stealing bases.

 

Yeah Gorden Edes from ESPNBoston.com just came out on SportsCenter and said Pedey texted him to tell him he's going to Boston to have his knee examined, but that he won't be having surgery.....

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Pedroia returns home for knee exam

 

By Gordon Edes

 

NEW YORK -- Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is scheduled to return to Boston Thursday morning for an examination of his right knee, which evidently has been bothering him for the last three weeks.

 

The Boston Globe reported on its website Wednesday night that Pedroia could require surgery that would sideline him a month. Asked about that possibility, Pedroia replied in a text message: "I'm not having surgery. I'm going to get it checked.'' A team source refuted the assertion that Pedroia needs surgery. "He's getting it checked, that's all,'' the source said.

 

Pedroia told the Globe he injured his knee making a diving stop on a ball on May 16 against the Baltimore Orioles. Neither he nor the team has made any mention of the knee being a problem since then, and Pedroia has missed just one game since that date, sitting out the middle game of a three-game set in Cleveland on May 24. He has played in the team's last 12 games since, including both ends of a day-night double-header in Detroit on May 29.

 

That hardly suggests a player on the verge of needing surgery, but the knee has evidently given him enough problems that the team has elected to have team medical director Thomas Gill examine him Thursday at Massachusetts General Hospital. He will not play in Thursday night's finale against the Yankees, the team source said.

 

The Red Sox have a couple of options at second in Pedroia's absence. The most likely one would be to have Marco Scutaro play second, especially with the news Wednesday that the MRI on Jed Lowrie's left shoulder came back clean, according to manager Terry Francona, and he is expected to start Thursday night. Veteran utilityman Drew Sutton is also here, and if Pedroia was out for a prolonged period, the Sox could recall shortstop Jose Iglesias from Pawtucket.

 

Pedroia is batting .247 this season with an on-base percentage of .361. The batting average is well below the .305 he was hitting entering this season, and the OBP slightly off from his career number, .369, entering 2011.

 

In the 18 games since he banged his knee, Pedroia is batting .250 (19 for 76). He played all nine innings in each of the team's two wins here in New York, doubling in a run on Tuesday and knocking in another with an infield hit Wednesday, and has reached base five times in the series (three walks). His numbers before banging his knee were about the same --.245 batting average -- and his slugging percentage has actually risen significantly since, from .316 before hurting his knee to .384.

 

The knee has not appeared to impede him on the base paths, either, as he has stolen six of 13 bases this season since then. He's on a pace to steal 34 bases this season, which would easily eclipse his career high of 20, accomplished in 2008 and 2009.

 

"It's hard to hit [when] something is wrong with your legs," Pedroia told the Globe. "I've been trying."

Pedroia missed all but two games after fouling a ball off his left foot in San Francisco on June 25, one night after the greatest offensive performance of his career, when he hit three home runs as part of a 5-for-5 game in which he also singled and doubled. After an abortive comeback attempt that lasted just two games in August, Pedroia had surgery Sept. 3 on the navicular bone of his left foot, a procedure that involved inserting a screw to assist in the healing of the fracture.

 

But while there have been times he has shown flashes of his previous form, this season has been a struggle for Pedroia offensively.

 

"I just don't see him loading up the way he did in the past,'' one major-league scout said recently. "It's made me wonder if he is trying to protect the foot, even subconsciously.''

 

Pedroia has uncharacteristically expanded his strike zone, too, leading to 39 strikeouts. That puts him on a pace to strike out 104 times, which is double his previous high of 52, and would suggest that the foot injury has had a significant impact on his performance.

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/red-sox

[RedSoxFaithful]

If Drew Sutton plays more than once a week I will not be happy.

[CoachC.]

but that he won't be having surgery.....

 

Not tomorrow, at least.

[SoxFanForsyth]

PEDROIA TO GET KNEE CHECKED OUT IN BOSTON

By: Rob Bradford

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NEW YORK -- Dustin Pedroia will return to Boston Thursday to have his right knee examined. The ailment has been bothering him since landing on the knee during the Red Sox' game against the Orioles May 16.

 

The examination will be held at Massachusetts General Hospital and is viewed as precautionary, with the team wanting to ensure that the injury won't get any worse by continuing to play. While it is the same knee Pedroia experienced structural issues with during the 2010 season, the current injury is not related to last season's ailment.

 

There is a strong possibility that Pedroia could be back in the Red Sox' lineup Friday, or at some point during the team's three-game series in Toronto over the weekend.

 

Pedroia is currently is hitting .247 after going 1-for-3, flying out to deep center field in his first two at-bats against Yankees starter A.J. Burnett. He has hit in five of his last six games, totaling a .304 (7-for-23) during the stretch. The Boston Globe was first to report Thursday's examination.

 

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Hopefully he will be back with us on Friday or Saturday. At the same time, he probably needs a couple days off at the very least to give his knee a rest. I'm sure 30 games in 32 days didn't help too much before the NYY series.

[redsoxbeatz]

Okay.... this sucks, yes. But, if he was back in a month that would put his return at early July, which is just in time for the 2nd half of the season, which is when we want him most.

 

Get the surgery NOW if its gonna' make you better for the 2nd half Pedey!!

[Palodios]

Well, this sucks, but when it comes down to it, the guy has a .699 OPS, that's not too hard to replace. The defense is what the team will miss.

[Wasatch]

I did not see this coming.

[SoxFanForsyth]

I agree. While this would suck tremendously, this year is different than last year. If we can keep the rest of the team healthy, that hole can be covered up, especially with Salty hitting.

 

His defense will be severely missed, but think about it this way - Since April 15th, Pedroia has been hitting .221 with a .638 OPS. So if he goes down for a month, it's not like it was last year when he was on an absolute tear and the line up took a major hit. He's struggling to get going right now and has lost significant power. It's hard enough for him to hit with a screw in his ankle, if his knee is jacked up too, it's near impossible.

 

If getting Pedroia the surgery will get him back to being a .300/.375/.450 hitter from July - October, then I'm 100% for it. Scutaro or Lowrie can fill the gap at 2B and, honestly, could even be an offensive boost considering Pedroia's production this year. When Pedey is healthy, he puts a charge into this team. Lets get him healthy for the dog days.

[jacksonianmarch]

Wouldnt be surprised if he has some meniscal damage there. Surgery is the only true way to fix it. It would likely be a 30 minute arthroscopic procedure, he'll be running by week 2 and should be able to play in rehab games by the beginning of July. If this is all it is, the sox would be stupid to delay it. The meniscus is a cartilagenous covering on the bones in the knee to act as a shock absorber. The meniscus has no nerves, so it doesnt hurt. But when injured, the cartilage shears and a flap is left floating in the synovial fluid. That flap can get pinched between the bones during movements and causes a pulling on the bone, which hurts a lot. All they do is shave down the flap and it's over with. But if you delay fixing it, the flap could get larger and essentially go deep down into the meniscus itself, leading to a complete tear. That could cost you a season or worse, set you up for accelerated arthritis

[SoxSport]

Good excuse for CC to bat no.2 again. Pedroia should be dropped down in the lineup anyways to keep the pressure of stealing bases off his legs. The guy has 13 SBs so far--about 5? more than CC. That shouldn't stay that way for long if the Red Sox are going to get their moneys worth out of Crawford.

 

Pedey probably has an MCL strain, maybe a mild one. They linger. You can tape them and play through them, and they self heal over time if they are mild. If they're torn a bit, they will also self-heal, but it takes much longer. Doctors don't like to do surgery unless it's necessary. Running actually helps the healing process, as long as you don't twist the knee. He has to avoid sharp lateral movements.

[Dojji]

How's Yamaico Navarro doing these days? He was tearing up AAA before he got hurt, and it's been awhile.

[iortiz]

Wouldnt be surprised if he has some meniscal damage there. Surgery is the only true way to fix it. It would likely be a 30 minute arthroscopic procedure' date=' he'll be running by week 2 and should be able to play in rehab games by the beginning of July. If this is all it is, the sox would be stupid to delay it. The meniscus is a cartilagenous covering on the bones in the knee to act as a shock absorber. The meniscus has no nerves, so it doesnt hurt. But when injured, the cartilage shears and a flap is left floating in the synovial fluid. That flap can get pinched between the bones during movements and causes a pulling on the bone, which hurts a lot. All they do is shave down the flap and it's over with. But if you delay fixing it, the flap could get larger and essentially go deep down into the meniscus itself, leading to a complete tear. That could cost you a season or worse, set you up for accelerated arthritis[/quote']

 

Totally agree, if he fix it now, in a month he'll be ready (A relative suffered a surgery like this). The strange and questionable thing is; if he's been living with this pain since that Baltimore game, why the hell Peddy or the doctors are letting this get worse?, as you said, if you let this keeps going worse, could result devastating for his knee and a lose of the whole season would be probable, unbelievable and unacceptable for a MLB team if that happens.

[iortiz]

How's Yamaico Navarro doing these days? He was tearing up AAA before he got hurt' date=' and it's been awhile.[/quote']

 

He's .329/.436/.612/1.047 so far

 

i would bring Iglesias/Navarro as Lowrie's/Scutaro's backup... I'd prefer all the times them than Sutton.

 

EDIT: Seems he's disabled 7-days