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    Cardinals Pujols Fractures Wrist

    Albert Pujols has been diagnosed with a small fracture in his left wrist and will miss 4-6 weeks.
    At least, that's what the Cardinals are saying right now. Under manager Tony La Russa they've tended to provide optimistic misinformation on injuries, and it's quite possible that they're again leaving something out. Pujols also appeared to bang his shoulder in Sunday's collision at first base. He will be placed on the disabled list shortly.
    As of right now with this news, I think the Cards are still in decent shape for playoff contention. The reason I say that is because they still have Lance Berkman who can play first and they have Jon Jay who will take over in RF. Jay has a .313 BA with a .799 OPS and plays good defense. He is a good 4th OFer to have. The Cards also have David Freese coming back soon and he will help add to the offense and take some unworthy guys off the roster. Cards are currently tied for first so while the news is bad, its not devastating. This might force Moz's hand to finally go out and get a SS worth a damn as Theriot is better suited playing second base.

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    This has not been a good season to use as contract leverage for Albert, has it? At least not so far. If he makes it back in a month or so, and is ready to go for the stretch run, he could still hit 25-30 homers and drive in 85-90.
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    He definitely doubled over in pain when it happened. Looked worse than it ended up being.

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    Re: Pujols Fractures Wrist

    Quote Originally Posted by catman View Post
    This has not been a good season to use as contract leverage for Albert, has it? At least not so far. If he makes it back in a month or so, and is ready to go for the stretch run, he could still hit 25-30 homers and drive in 85-90.
    He's still Albert Pujols. He will still get that 30 mil a year from someone.
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    Cardinals or Cu-hubs.
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    Re: Pujols Fractures Wrist

    Quote Originally Posted by Kingdom_of_Zito View Post
    LOL, he's old.

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    Crap! They are here in two weeks, hadnt gotten to see Albert live since a 2002 Pepsi All-Star softball game in CA.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kingdom_of_Zito View Post
    Cardinals or Cu-hubs.
    While those are the two likeliest locations I wouldn't write off Seattle as an option.
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    Re: Pujols Fractures Wrist

    M's have Smoak, they are more likely to throw their money at Reyes.

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    Re: Pujols Fractures Wrist

    Quote Originally Posted by Kingdom_of_Zito View Post
    Cardinals or Cu-hubs.
    Ownership keeps hinting at not going out and getting a player like Pujols or Fielder, but I find that hard to believe.

    At this point I'd be a bit worried if I were the Cardinals. Getting strength back in the wrist takes time.
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    Re: Pujols Fractures Wrist

    Pablo Sandoval broke a bone in his wrist and he seems to be doing fine. He missed around six weeks and had to have surgery.

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    Re: Pujols Fractures Wrist

    Well I'm sure they aren't identical injuries.
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