Ouch
The
Tigers had to know this could happen.
Victor Martinez sat out all of 2012 with a torn ACL in his left
knee. Granted, his next two seasons were
first-rate, but why commit $68 million over four years to a 36-year old first
baseman/dh (Martinez used to catch, until people my age started to steal on
him)? Now, he’s torn the meniscus on
that left knee while exercising.
Martinez could be back in four to six weeks, or not.
Ball
clubs get into to trouble when they forget to look at the age of players. GMs assume throwing enough money after a free
agent will somehow turn back the hands of time.
But anyone signing a player 35 or older for more than two years is
playing with fire. Just ask the Tigers.
And
to think the knock on female athletes is they’re susceptible to knee injuries.
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