Montero

Hells Satans · Post by **Hells Satans** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:15 am

Torn meniscus. May be done for year. Ouch.

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:30 am

done for year?? 4 to 8 weeks my friend.

Hells Satans · Post by **Hells Satans** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:34 am

I stand corrected then. Initial reports were he was missing a huge chunk of season. Either way, ouch.

Red Sox Nation · Post by **Red Sox Nation** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:34 am

Sounds like the year if it is being repaired:

If a partially torn meniscus was repaired - You should expect four to six months until full recovery.

If it's being removed the recovery time is much shorter.

http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/arthro ... _full.html

[ April 11, 2010, 01:36 PM: Message edited by: Red Sox Nation ]

McSwagger · Post by **McSwagger** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:47 am

Six months is what an ACL is worth these days. Meniscus tears are usually bad, but I think Gekko is closer to the time frame that it usually is.

Babe Ruthless · Post by **Babe Ruthless** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:42 am

Depends. I have had meniscus tears on both knees and I was walking without crutches the next day.

A friend had the same operation and had trouble for months.

sportsbettingman · Post by **sportsbettingman** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:01 am

Originally posted by Chocoman:

Depends. I have had meniscus tears on both knees and I was walking without crutches the next day.

A friend had the same operation and had trouble for months. ...and you played catcher at this time? Knees are pretty important in that deep crouch. I'm planning to drop him in the two leagues I have him in.

sportsbettingman · Post by **sportsbettingman** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:05 am

I'm beginning to sway toward Ronny Shandler with the waiting on catchers and closers. Baseball is game played by a bunch of millionaire *ussy's.

rockitsauce · Post by **rockitsauce** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:06 am

I had surgery on a Friday back in Sept '05 for a "multi-factorial & complex medial meniscus tear".....I rode my bike to work the following Monday.

This isn't an ACL or PCL injury. I'm no doctor, but I work w/ many of them who read these types of cases every day. I've had a very similar injury. My guess is he's back by Memorial Day.

Liquidhippo · Post by **Liquidhippo** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:09 am

I remember back in 2004/2005 the Baseball Prospectus folk were pretty sure there was no way Mauer could stay at Catcher because of problems with his meniscus.

Hells Satans · Post by **Hells Satans** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:18 am

They arent even sure it's limited to the meniscus. There may be more damage; further tests tomorrow. It doesnt sound good.

sportsbettingman · Post by **sportsbettingman** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:31 am

Grab a baseball, go outside, warm up, then bounce up from a catchers crouch and throw a ball as hard as you can like you were trying to throw out someone attempting to steal 2nd base. Tell me how much leverage your knees provide in both the crouch, explosive bounce as well as the step into throw. It's amazing how much torque is put on the knee. No way he's back playing catcher anytime soon. As a DH, maybe.

Riding a bike is very easy on the knees...that's early rehab and an alternative exercise for joggers with bad knees.

[ April 11, 2010, 04:33 PM: Message edited by: sportsbettingman ]

rockitsauce · Post by **rockitsauce** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:53 am

Originally posted by sportsbettingman:

Grab a baseball, go outside, warm up, then bounce up from a catchers crouch and throw a ball as hard as you can like you were trying to throw out someone attempting to steal 2nd base. Tell me how much leverage your knees provide in both the crouch, explosive bounce as well as the step into throw. It's amazing how much torque is put on the knee. No way he's back playing catcher anytime soon. As a DH, maybe.

Riding a bike is very easy on the knees...that's early rehab and an alternative exercise for joggers with bad knees. I understand exactly what yer sayin' Lance, and no matter how you slice it this ain't good news for Montero owners.

If you drafted him you probably did so by the 11th or 12th rd at the latest....so I'd hang onto him in case he does turn out to be the 6 million dollar man and makes a speedy recovery. I would LOVE IT

if the Montero owners in the lge's I'm in would drop him!

Hell I'm holdin' on to Posey

!

JKS · Post by **JKS** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:05 pm

I had a torn meniscus and the recovery period was at least 4 months. Of course I was 33 and not 23. And it was a very serious tear. There are various degrees of injury and Montero could have any of them.

Hells Satans · Post by **Hells Satans** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:58 pm

The prices people paid for Snyder in FAAB are ridiculous

whipsaw · Post by **whipsaw** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:05 pm

Originally posted by Hells Satans:

The prices people paid for Snyder in FAAB are ridiculous $101 in the first league I checked. LOL.

CC's Desperados · Post by **CC's Desperados** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:06 pm

Originally posted by Hells Satans:

The prices people paid for Snyder in FAAB are ridiculous Insurance isn't cheap

Hells Satans · Post by **Hells Satans** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:09 pm

Over $250 in one of the leagues

billywaz · Post by **billywaz** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:15 pm

Is waiver history up?

whipsaw · Post by **whipsaw** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:22 pm

Prices paid for Snyder in my six leagues: $101, $228, $21, $237, $5, $37. Nice variance.

Da bears · Post by **Da bears** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:26 pm

Yeah I probably overpaid for Snyder, but there ain't crap out there for catcher. I had Montero on three of my six teams baseball teams that I own this year....

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:28 pm

buck > snyder?

rkulaski · Post by **rkulaski** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:28 pm

Originally posted by whipsaw:

quote:Originally posted by Hells Satans:

The prices people paid for Snyder in FAAB are ridiculous $101 in the first league I checked. LOL. [/QUOTE]Nothing wrong with $101 if you were C was one of the weak spots on your team. If news comes out tomorrow that Montero will miss more than the expected 4-6wks, you just nabbed a catcher with 15 HR power. Can you stomach the avg? All depends on your team construct. No doubt if you wanted him, you likely had to up your bid after his HR and 5 rbis today.

Bobby D · Post by **Bobby D** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:29 pm

Originally posted by Gekko:

buck > snyder? Buck = not a free agent

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:32 pm

Originally posted by Bobby D:

quote:Originally posted by Gekko:

buck > snyder? Buck = not a free agent [/QUOTE]would buck have gone for the same dollar amounts as snyder?