David Ortiz out at least a month

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Notes From the Clubhouse: The Red Sox Might Be in Some Serious Trouble
Published 6/2/2008 by Andrew Johnson at FanHouse
Filed under: Red Sox, AL East, MLB InjuriesOur MLB editor provides weekly dispatches from major league games in Notes From the Clubhouse. Bad news for Boston fans Monday night. The Red Sox will place designated hitter David Ortiz on the disabled list after an MRI revealed the slugger had a torn tendon sheath in his extensor carpi ulnaris -- a muscle in the wrist. Ortiz is certain to miss at least a few weeks, though the Boston Herald has reported that he will miss at least a month and could face season-ending surgery. Manager Terry Francona did not indicate the injury was quite that serious, though he will confer with Ortiz, GM Theo Epstein and the team's medical staff ...

Notes From the Clubhouse: The Red Sox Might Be in Some Serious Trouble
Published 6/3/2008 by Andrew Johnson at FanHouse
Filed under: Red Sox, AL East, MLB InjuriesOur MLB editor provides weekly dispatches from major league games in Notes From the Clubhouse. Bad news for Boston fans Monday night. The Red Sox will place designated hitter David Ortiz on the disabled list after an MRI revealed the slugger had a torn tendon sheath in his extensor carpi ulnaris -- a muscle in the wrist. Ortiz is certain to miss at least a few weeks, though the Boston Herald has reported that he will miss at least a month and could face season-ending surgery. Manager Terry Francona did not indicate the injury was quite that serious, though he will confer with Ortiz, GM Theo Epstein and the team's medical staff ...

Ortiz Will Miss At Least A Month; Chris Carter Called Up
Published 6/3/2008 by redsock (noreply@blogger.com) at The Joy of Sox
... reports: "His wrist will be immobilized in a cast for two weeks, and if it is healed by then, it should take about two weeks for Ortiz to get back into playing shape." Terry Francona said surgery is "very unlikely", though the Herald says it's a possibility. ...

Will the Red Sox Sign Barry Bonds?
Published 6/3/2008 by Michael McCann (noreply@blogger.com) at Sports Law Blog
With David Ortiz out at least a month with a wrist injury, there is speculation that the defending World Series Champions Boston Red Sox might consider signing the still-unsigned Barry Bonds to be the team's designated hitter. The upside to such a move would be clear: despite all of the controversy surrounding Bonds last year, and despite having little protection in the Giants' lineup, he still managed to hit 28 home runs in just 340 at bats. The Sox have no internal option who could produce anywhere near that production, and turning to the trade market to acquire an equivalent talent would require giving up top prospects. All Bonds would take is some $$$, and at this point, with no other apparent suitors now in June, his ...