Milwaukee Brewers’ Jonathan Lucroy to have surgery on finger – MLB News
It looks like surgery is on the cards for the Milwaukee Brewers’ catcher Jonathan Lucroy. He recently fractured his finger and will be required to have treatment on his hand.
The Brewers are looking at this situation carefully as Lucroy is a tremendous player and a brilliant catcher for the team. As the regular season is right around the corner, the team will be hoping that Lucroy recovers quickly and gets back in the line-up.
Lucroy may miss up to four weeks during the recovery period after surgery. The player will be very disappointed as this means that he will probably be on the disabled list as the regular season begins. The team is also disappointed as they understand the
importance of having their catcher at full strength to compliment their pitchers.
Although the injury is not overly serious, it will affect Lucroy and team in a possibly negative way. The fractured finger is on his throwing hand and this can cause some problems for him during the recovery process. The weeks that Lucroy will miss will
require the Brewers to bring in a substitute catcher at the beginning of the regular season. This is something that no team wants at this crucial stage of the season.
George Kottaras will most likely be the catching substitute for the injured Lucroy. The Brewers will be hoping that Kottaras is up to the task and that he gets some much needed match practice during the remaining time in Spring Training.
The Brewers are desperate to have a successful regular season with the hope of getting into the playoffs this year. The team is loaded with talent and has the depth to take on any of the top tier teams in the League.
On a positive note, the Brewers feel somewhat fortunate that this injury to Lucroy happened during Spring Training and should give him ample time to recover from surgery so that he may return to action without missing too many days of the regular season.
Brewers’ manager Ron Roenicke will be monitoring the situation with Lucroy closely. The impact of having their catcher injured can be serious as confidence levels can suffer immensely. It will be interesting to see how the Brewers manage to carry on without
their catcher during the rest of Spring Training and also into the regular season.
The team will be hoping that Lucroy has a successful surgery and a quick recovery time, as they will be looking to put in dominating performance in the first few weeks of the regulars season. Only time will tell of the impact Lucroy’s injury will have on
the Brewers as they get ready to battle it out in the season.
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