Furcal breaks thumb, Derrek Lee's wrist finally at peace

[ctcf]

Per Rotoworld:

 

Rafael Furcal is out indefinitely with a broken left thumb.

He will see a hand specialist in order to establish a timetable for his return. Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times reports that Furcal is contemplating retirement, though it's possible he is just blowing off some steam. Assuming Casey Blake can return to the lineup soon, look for Jamey Carroll to fill in at shortstop. He's worth a look in NL-only formats.

[17 Seconds]

eff that. i'll always wonder how the rest of lee's career would have been without the broken wrist

[TruffleShuffle]

Contemplating retirement? It's a broken thumb and you're 33 years old, relax dude.

[Derwood]

I didn't know he was still playing

[otis89]

eff that. i'll always wonder how the rest of lee's career would have been without the broken wrist

 

Lee put up OPSes of .913, .823, and .972 in '07, '08, and '09. I'm not sure it would have been reasonable to expect him to ever repeat his '05 performance. He was still a darn good player after his wrist healed completely.

[ctcf]

eff that. i'll always wonder how the rest of lee's career would have been without the broken wrist

 

Lee put up OPSes of .913, .823, and .972 in '07, '08, and '09. I'm not sure it would have been reasonable to expect him to ever repeat his '05 performance. He was still a darn good player after his wrist healed completely.

 

IIRC, the power was just never the same though.

 

EDIT: NVM. But his stats have slipped since 09.

[Northside Blues]

eff that. i'll always wonder how the rest of lee's career would have been without the broken wrist

 

Lee put up OPSes of .913, .823, and .972 in '07, '08, and '09. I'm not sure it would have been reasonable to expect him to ever repeat his '05 performance. He was still a darn good player after his wrist healed completely.

 

IIRC, the power was just never the same though.

 

Yeah his IsoP was about 40 points lower than his late Marlin days post wrist injury.

[17 Seconds]

eff that. i'll always wonder how the rest of lee's career would have been without the broken wrist

 

Lee put up OPSes of .913, .823, and .972 in '07, '08, and '09. I'm not sure it would have been reasonable to expect him to ever repeat his '05 performance. He was still a darn good player after his wrist healed completely.

 

no but he could have still been a 40 home run guy

[Sammy Sofa]

In the bigger picture it always makes me wonder how the Cubs would have approached the 2006-2007 offseason. Yeah, that 2006 team REALLY sucked, so I'm not sure how much of an effect a fully healthy Lee coming off of that 2005 season would have had on the rest of the lineup (they were just 4 wins under their miserable pythag), but who knows? Maybe they would have ended up close enough to .500 that it wouldn't have prompted the spending spree. Then things get really crazy...

[SouthSideRyan]

In the bigger picture it always makes me wonder how the Cubs would have approached the 2006-2007 offseason. Yeah, that 2006 team REALLY sucked, so I'm not sure how much of an effect a fully healthy Lee coming off of that 2005 season would have had on the rest of the lineup (they were just 4 wins under their miserable pythag), but who knows? Maybe they would have ended up close enough to .500 that it wouldn't have prompted the spending spree. Then things get really crazy...

 

And what about Dusty?

[Sammy Sofa]

In the bigger picture it always makes me wonder how the Cubs would have approached the 2006-2007 offseason. Yeah, that 2006 team REALLY sucked, so I'm not sure how much of an effect a fully healthy Lee coming off of that 2005 season would have had on the rest of the lineup (they were just 4 wins under their miserable pythag), but who knows? Maybe they would have ended up close enough to .500 that it wouldn't have prompted the spending spree. Then things get really crazy...

 

And what about Dusty?

 

Eh, he probably would have been gone regardless.