Monday, July 8, 2013

Ryan Howard Out 6-8 Weeks with Torn Meniscus

This should really come as no surprise to anyone who's watched Ryan Howard hobble around the base paths this year, but I guess it's somewhat encouraging to know that some of his performance woes could be injury related? Forget the late 2000's. Those years are long gone. But I'm saying he could be serviceable if he gets himself 100% healthy again--and considering we're stuck with him, that's better than nothing.

The good news is this frees up significant time for Darren Ruf to get a real shot.  I don't want to see Charlie mess around with this situation--just put Ruf in the lineup and let the guy play every day until Howard's back.  He deserves to play everyday and not feel like he has to press.

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