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Originally Posted by alnorth
My instant kneejerk thought was "oh come on, this is way different, not like he screwed up his lower back, just a little knee tear he'll be fine in a few wee.... oh wait, he's a catcher. Damn it."
I'm sure he'll be back and ready to go, but hopefully he didn't shave off a year or two from the back end of his career behind the plate, because so far his bat doesn't play in fair territory.
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That is why we might be looking at 3-4 months instead of 6-8 weeks like normal for a meniscus (assuming that is all it is). The Royals won't rush the guy at all.
That being said I don't think a meniscus tear is something that has much long term implications. I tore mine in high school and at the time I was considering pitching in college, doctor told me 2 months rehab and it would be like it never happened.