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by **Bing Hampton** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:02 am

Mar 24 Texas Rangers OF Brad Wilkerson (shoulder) was kept out of the lineup Friday, Mar. 24, and will miss the game Saturday, Mar. 25, due to soreness in his right shoulder, according to the Associated Press. He will travel to Tempe, Ariz. to meet with Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim medical director Lewis Yocum.

Uh-oh. There goes my mid round super value target.

by **bucsfan04** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:15 am

Doesn't sound too serious, nothing to panic about.

by **Bing Hampton** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:31 am

Well, it has been my experience that Dr. Yocum is the Kevorkian of fantasy. Anyway, I'm not going to be able to pull the trigger on him this weekend until I hear some good news. Wilkerson is coming off of a season that ws limited by that shoulder, opted not to have surgery on it in October, and I believe it is important for a hitter to have 2 good arms, not one.

by **johnny d** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:54 pm

Bing Hampton wrote:Well, it has been my experience that Dr. Yocum is the Kevorkian of fantasy. Anyway, I'm not going to be able to pull the trigger on him this weekend until I hear some good news. Wilkerson is coming off of a season that ws limited by that shoulder, opted not to have surgery on it in October, and I believe it is important for a hitter to have 2 good arms, not one.

Yeah, this is frightening, and confirms what I thought about him not electing to have the surgery. Ah well, at least I got him very late in the draft, and there are other outfielders out there if he really stinks it up.

by **rentz** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:13 pm

well, the buzz with the rangers over this, is that its nothing serious, just precautionary.

we'll see

by **rentz** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:03 am

now reports are that he is heading back to dallas for mri's

by **lefty31mazur** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:02 pm

He was not a lock at leadoff and now this. I am avoiding this guy. I think Dellucci would make a better leadoff anyway. Texas has the outfield depth to give Wilkerson time off to recover. I just don't see a 2 year old injury being precautionary, especially if he is spending all this time off visiting doctors and now the MRI

by **rentz** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:04 pm

wilkerson was pretty much going to be leadoff, and texas doesnt have much OF depth to speakof.

gary mathews jr is injured, nix is coming off 2 shouler surgeries and isnt ready to play yet. dellucci is an average fielder at best.

by **lefty31mazur** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:54 pm

thanks tex, I stand corrected
I still think Wilkerson is a gamble, what do you think?

by **rentz** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:57 pm

lefty31mazur wrote:thanks tex, I stand corrected
I still think Wilkerson is a gamble, what do you think?

it really all depends on his mri result.
if its negative, he's not a risk, but a nice play.
if they find something...he will be dropped extremely fast by many fantasy owners.

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