Yeah, I thought about it, and short of our 3-5 SP and bullpen, taking everything into account, there's not a single player of significance I'd rather it have been if it had to be one (well, aside from Soler, I suppose).
I didn't realize Ray was a lefty. I am way more calm about Ross starting now. I feared it was gonna become another personal catcher situation for him for some reason, since Montero had just had Tuesday and Wednesday off.
what's the history on aggressive recovery times for torn knee ligaments on baseball players? i'd imagine it's not as bad as football or basketball but still probably more than 6 months? EDIT - FWIW...this is just for ACL but I'd imagine they would both heal in similar time frames. http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/acl-program/surgical-recovery/acl-rehab-expectations.html