[外電] Andre Ethier might not be on Dodgers'

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Andre Ethier might not be on Dodgers' playoff roster 

By Dylan Hernandez

Andre Ethier might not be available for the start of the playoffs next week,
Manager Don Mattingly said Wednesday after the outfielder returned to Los
Angeles to visit the Dodgers' physician.

Before the Dodgers' game against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park,
Mattingly shook his head and said, "It keeps getting worked out for me."

All season, Mattingly has been asked how he will divide playing time in the
outfield when Ethier, Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp and Carl Crawford are all
healthy. He has had all four players available for only two games this
season. In both games, Kemp was injured.

王子的傷讓他可能不會進入下週即將開打的playoff roster, 他已經飛回LA
接受躲人隊醫的檢查。

本季四大外野同時健康的場次........只有兩場(你沒看錯XD)

Of his potentially overcrowded outfield, Mattingly said, "Hopefully, I have
that problem. I'd like to have that problem to deal with."

Ethier, who has shin splints on his left leg, wasn't expected to be sidelined
for this long.

He initially felt something while the Dodgers were in Colorado early this
month. About a week later, on Sept. 13, he prematurely exited a game when the
pain returned. Ethier underwent tests that weekend, which determined he
didn't have a stress fracture.

The Dodgers thought Ethier might be able to return to the lineup Tuesday. In
an early workout at AT&T Park that day, Ethier took fly balls in center
field. But when he tried to run the bases, he couldn't.

"Does it worry me?" Mattingly said. "Yeah, I'm a little worried about him
just because it didn't look very good yesterday and he wasn't running very
hard when it happened."

本來躲人的外野被認為很擁擠，Mattingly說他很希望自己能有這樣的甜蜜煩惱

球隊本來預計Ethier可以在週二回來，Ethier在中外野接飛球，但當他想要跑壘
時發現自己無法做到。

As a precaution, the Dodgers sent Ethier to Los Angeles to be examined by Dr.
Neal ElAttrache and Dr. Phillip Wong, a foot specialist. Ethier underwent an
MRI exam and a CT scan, which showed that although his condition improved, he
wasn't completely healed.

No timetable was set for his return, meaning Ethier remained in danger of
being excluded from the 25-man playoff roster.

If Ethier can't run, he probably won't make it, not even as a pinch-hitting
specialist.

"It's tough to think you wouldn't play healthy," Mattingly said. "You don't
really want to play short."

If Ethier is unavailable for the National League division series, the Dodgers
probably will turn to Scott Van Slyke to be their fourth outfielder. Van
Slyke has seven home runs in 123 at-bats.

"We're always making plans for different scenarios," Mattingly said. "For a
while we were doing that with Matt. We didn't know if he was going to be
available or not. Now it's Andre."

For Ethier, this could mark the disappointing end to a season that has
restored his reputation as a team player.

Although Ethier's offensive numbers are down — he is hitting .272 with 12
home runs and 52 runs batted in — his play in center field is often cited as
one of the primary reasons the Dodgers have been able to overcome the
prolonged absence of Kemp.

Before this season, Ethier had played center field in only one regular-season
game.

He has played the position in 73 games this season, receiving high marks from
his coaches and pitchers.

看起來Ethier有可能趕不及在季後賽復出，如果是這漾，Van Slyke是可能的遞補
人選，他今年在123AB中幹了七轟。

Mattingly：我們一直在盤算著各種可能，之前不知道Kemp是不是能打季後賽，然
後現在是Ethier出了狀況。

雖然Ethier今年數據下降，不過卻在Kemp受傷時頂住了CF的位置而且得到了不錯的
評價。

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※ 編輯: Sheffield3      來自: 49.219.64.22         (09/27 11:05)
推 pokey:好險有Puig...
推 howard4869:所以季後外野先發是Crawford+Kemp+Puig 替補Slyke?
→ Sheffield3:這篇只是預測
→ Sheffield3:不過今年一定要這樣抓交替嗎..
→ Kemp5050:本來以為吃CC的約完全是丟水裡  看來還是有點價值..
推 pokey:樓上季後賽加油
→ Sheffield3:CC的約不會丟進水裡，只是overpaid得太嚴重，也難賣
推 Kemp5050:講丟水裡是怕他又痛痛又擺爛XD 還好今年也出賽了100多場
→ Sheffield3:他當初是開TJ, 這個傷對野手的影響通常較小
→ Sheffield3:不過就算完全健康也還是匹配不上這大約就是..
推 mayday2242:第二輪回不來嘛?
推 tinghsi:只能說還好kemp回來了
推 experience:Ethier去AZ春訓基地打simulated games並復健
→ experience:下周一歸隊再評估是否把他放進NLDS roster
推 asonofdevily:Cards Allen Craig NLDS也報消了,各減一似乎對LA有利
→ whoknows1022:還是希望他趕得及能回來......
推 nbafrancis:今年能拿冠   Overpaid多少都不是問題