If Sano is out of the lineup for significantly longer than first thought, will that give credence to the notion that Sano needs to drop some poundcake?  

 

And, if Buxton is injured and misses any significant time, I would really have to wonder why the Baseball Gods hate us so much.

 

 

Wasn't his injury due to fouling several balls off his shin? why would losing weight help that?

Not talking about injury cause.  Speculating on injury recovery.

Not talking about injury cause. Speculating on injury recovery.

they're called crutches, they take the weight off of your leg. Even skinny people use them.

 

It can take 6-8 weeks to recover no matter your weight

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Would be wise to go find a RH outfield bat to platoon with Granite/Kepler unless we get good news on Sano in the next hour.

 

they're called crutches, they take the weight off of your leg. Even skinny people use them.

It can take 6-8 weeks to recover no matter your weight

Yeah ... I've talked to several people in the PT field ... the weight isn't a cause/effect in recovery for this, according to their expertise.

 

Would he be a healthier, better player over all if he did? Varying opinions on that, too. While I'm borderline for him losing weight, I would hope he doesn't put more on. There is no way for any of us to really know what his optimal weight should be ... at what point is it/will it be a a hindrance. We do not have first-hand, detailed knowledge of his physical being, nor are most of us trained/have expertise to interpret these details professionally beyond speculating what we think seems logical from appearances only, which is not the way to conclude anything about anyone's body. But this is really a separate issue from his injury, which is what the topic is.

 

As for Bux, good to know that it's 'just' a contusion in the hamate area and doesn't look like he'll be put on the DL at this point.