You’ve seen a lot of fractures in your career, how good/bad do you rate this one?
“There’s never a ‘good’ fracture for a professional athlete, but this is probably one of the better ones to have if you had to have one. We’re optimistic, we’re hopeful he can get back this season.”
Do you know what type of surgery Morales will have to go under, or do you have to wait and see until you get in there to determine what exactly needs to be done?
“no, it’s going be an open reduction, internal fixation; in other words, we’re going to have to open up the fractured part of his leg and take a look at it, probably put a metal plate and some screws in there to hold it together.”
How long will the screws stay in there?
“Some people leave it in forever, some people take it out if it becomes symptomatic. [Juan] Rivera’s had his rod in there since his fracture and he’s had no problems with it; each player’s a little different.
What’s the best case scenario for a return? September?
“I think the best case situation is to get the fracture to heal as soon as possible. I don’t think September is out of the question, but there’s always the situation of getting the fracture to heal as well as getting him baseball ready.”
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