Dammit, Bird out for 2016 season with torn labrum

Yankees 1B Greg Bird suffers shoulder injury, to miss season
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NEW YORK -- Yankees first base prospect Greg Bird will have right shoulder surgery Tuesday and will miss the entire 2016 season.

The Yankees said Monday that Bird's torn labrum will be repaired by Dr. David Altchek at The Hospital for Special Surgery. The team said the injury is a reoccurrence of one originally sustained last May.

Bird, who turned 23 in November, made his big league debut on Aug. 13 and took over at first base when Mark Teixeira got hurt. Bird hit .261 with 11 homers, 31 RBI and nine doubles in 157 at-bats and had been viewed as protection against injuries to the oft-hurt Teixeira, who is entering the final season of his contract.
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We'll see what happens now- possibly Beltran seeing some action at 1b? Opening RF for Judge?

More Headley at 1b with Castro playing 3b on those days with Refsnyder now in the mix?.....Ackley?.......

Shit! This is bad news- but the show must go on.
Maybe some AAA- AA kid getting a looksee at 1b?

Maybe an occasional appearance by Arod at 1b?
We'll see how the Yanks deal with it.
Tough break for Bird - goshdarnit!

 

I have a major problem with this. In a day and age that monitors every aspect of a pro athlete's life, it make me wonder how a medical staff could miss this. The injury supposedly occurred early last year, it just doesn't add up to me. In another sport, I was not disappointed that the Giants got rid of their Strength & Conditioning Coach for a reason, we led the league in Injuries. Look at our recent minor league history and see how many have broken down. Our we as an organization just missing it?

 

Hey Frank buddy hows it going? I've had both my shoulders done & both times it was a torn labrum. Both times it took 3-4 months for a full recovery. So if he gets this done NOW! there's absolutely no reason why he couldn't be back at the latest in June. Hell even if you give it 6 months you're still only talking about late July.

 

I saw this and yelled out, " Not him! Wha happened?"

I agree that this injury timing is very strange.........only
on Cashman's Yankees............

 

If he gets the surgery NOW he should be able to return well before the end of the season.

 

Lemme guess, the last time you stepped in a puddle of water it was Cashman's fault?

 

I don't think Cage is directly saying that this Bird injury is all on Cashman but lets be serious, SOMEONE had to know SOMETHING before now. Like I said I've had torn labrums to both my shoulders & I went to the doctor as soon as I felt continuous discomfort. I can't believe Bird didn't tell someone & that someone didn't report it back to Yankee brass. Just saying.

 

I get that Vic but a 20 year old can heal a lot quicker than a 54 year old (1st shoulder surgery) & a 61 year old (2nd surgery) can. Especially with all the equipment & physical therapists he has at his disposal.

The season ends October 1st, this is only February 1st. No reason if he gets the surgery NOW & probably should have been done already that he can't be okay for the last month or two of the season. JMO.

 

Lets just hope that Teixeira can stay healthy. I know.........................................................................that's funny.

 

Not a bad idea Vic, it would definitely give these kids more ABs.

 

Bingo, spot on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

^^^ what he said.

 

...thank you. Cashman IS responsible and accountable for the roster. No way he did not know about this last year.

 

Or at least several months ago.

 

That's the whole thing though Vic, they did know about it. Last May while playing for Trenton the shoulder put him on the DL for a month. After the season BRIAN CASHMAN said that Bird complained of the pain again but both team physician Christopher Ahmad & Dr David Altchek noted no change in the MRI & recommended rest & rehab (Sound familiar?) They suggested the same thing with Tanaka & he ended up getting surgery & AGAIN with Teixeira last season before they discovered the broken shin bone.

"When Bird ramped up his activities the last few weeks he felt the pain again" CASHMAN said, and this time BOTH doctors recommended the surgery. Dr Altchek will perform the procedure at the hospital for special surgery today. SOMEONE needs to be held accountable for all these DELAYED surgery findings.

 

Have to laugh. Brian Cashman is a control freak.
Nothing gets past him.....lol

It must be everything.......
except what goes on with the team!!!!!!!!