Josh Hamilton has had another surgery on his balky left knee, ending any chance of the 2010 AL MVP making the Texas Rangers' opening day roster. The arthroscopic procedure Monday was to repair some damaged meniscus cartilage in his left knee. There were no issues with the surgically repaired ACL in that knee. Hamilton, 35, had left spring training in Arizona and returned to Houston for the second time in less than a week to be examined by Dr. Walt Lowe, who also performed Hamilton's season-ending surgery last June. Read more http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/18782239/texas-rangers-slugger-josh-hamilton-11th-knee-surgery
That is a bummer. Balky left knees must imply swollen. They won't keep a 35 year old player with young and capable players entering the system from AAA leagues.