LF Carl Crawford will have his sore left elbow examined by the dreaded Dr. James Andrews. Crawford began the season on the disabled list due to left wrist surgery in January and appeared to be primed for his season debut until experiencing elbow soreness in rehab games. Manager Bobby Valentine said that Crawford will get a second opinion on the elbow and that the team does not believe the injury to be serious (but that's most likely bullshit if Crawford is visiting Dr. Andrews), although he was forced to admit that Crawford's estimated time of return in early May is no longer realistic.
Crawford batted a slightly disappointing .255 last season, with 11 homers, 56 runs batted in, and a hugely disappointing 18 stolen bases and a .289 on-base percentage, and that in the first season of a seven-year, $142 million contract. In addition, Crawford's mounting injuries come on the heels of CF Jacoby Ellsbury's assignment to the disabled list (shoulder) with no timetable for a return and the questionable acquisition of CF Marlon Byrd from the Cubs.
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