Ryan Zimmerman

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From Yahoo:

Jul 14 Mark Zuckerman, of The Washington Times, reports Washington Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman (shoulder) may be activated Friday, July 18.

Jul 14 3B Ryan Zimmerman will begin a rehab assignment on Monday with Class A Potomac (Woodbridge, Va.), DHing for two games there before heading to Class AAA Columbus (Ohio). Zimmerman has been out since late May with a small labral tear in his left shoulder, but said it's stronger now than it was before the injury. "I essentially did an offseason workout for a month and a half," he said.

Is anybody else feeling a little optimistic about this guy?
I've had him on the DL since day one and was thinking about dropping him for another bat for this Thursday. Now that I read this news, I feel inclined to stick with him and see how he does.

[deerayfan072]

From Yahoo:

Jul 14 Mark Zuckerman, of The Washington Times, reports Washington Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman (shoulder) may be activated Friday, July 18.

Jul 14 3B Ryan Zimmerman will begin a rehab assignment on Monday with Class A Potomac (Woodbridge, Va.), DHing for two games there before heading to Class AAA Columbus (Ohio). Zimmerman has been out since late May with a small labral tear in his left shoulder, but said it's stronger now than it was before the injury. "I essentially did an offseason workout for a month and a half," he said.

Is anybody else feeling a little optimistic about this guy?
I've had him on the DL since day one and was thinking about dropping him for another bat for this Thursday. Now that I read this news, I feel inclined to stick with him and see how he does.

I have been offered him in a trade a couple times now, but keep declining. I think he could do well if healthy, but shoulders are so touchy and I don't want to lose something for a guy whose season could end soon. If he was on my team already though, the upside would be too much to pass on.

[River Rat]

I had Zimmerman to start the season out but had to drop him. Mark Reynolds was sitting out there and I had to pounce before I lost a chance on a power bat at the hot corner. I am unsure if I am going to take the risk on zimmerman again this season. I would be risking loosing Reynolds to another team and then if Zimmerman goes down again, be stuck with a mediocre Akinori Iwamura, or similar 3B option.

Zimmerman was just starting to hit for average with solid production when he went down on the DL.

[The Artful Dodger]

I picked Zimmerman off of free agency a while back and stashed him on my DL. I'm cautiously optimistic given the good news, but I'm not sure how much he can extend himself as far as power goes, even though the fact he hit two doubles is encouraging. Another thing is that a good swing of the bat could aggravate the tear and cause further separation.

I'm going to stash Zimmerman on the DL for a week or two before making a decision. I'm in no real rush given that Chris Davis is doing just fine as my team's UTIL but depending on Zim's effectiveness as well as the prospect of his season being cut short with nothing else to play for, I'd keep him or give him the boot.