The Official Site of The San Francisco Giants: News: Frandsen injures Achilles tendon

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Ugh
Published 3/25/2008 by E.L.M. at El Lefty Malo
Kevin Frandsen has ruptured his Achilles' tendon. Bad bad bad bad bad. He could be out for the year, pending the results of an MRI. It's injury added to insult, which came when the Giants said they'd start Frandsen in place of Vizquel at short but yanked that rug from under him after a few games of poor defense. Then Ray Durham beat him out for the starting second base job. Let's hope he's back by mid-season and ready to step into a starting role after one of the vets is traded.  

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Published 3/25/2008 by Grant at McCovey Chronicles: Front Page Posts
... Kevin Frandsen also fell into the category of "remotely interesting." True, he's almost 26, but it isn't as if he's older than most prospects because he stalled at a minor league level. He's a career .328/.393/.459 hitter in the minors -- that's not legendary, but it's nothing to dismiss completely either. But he's probably gone for the season now. Sigh. There was a big part of me that wanted to believe that Frandsen's final 70+ at-bats in 2007 were more meaningful than his previous 300. I knew it was a pipe dream. It still would have been nice to find out. ...

NL News From Spring Training - 3/26
Published 3/26/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
Kazuo Matsui should return to the Astros in mid-April. Braves pitcher John Smoltz felt good after a throwing session yesterday. The Brewers released Claudio Vargas yesterday. The Cardinals placed 7 players on the disabled list yesterday. The Cubs signed Reed Johnson to a one-year deal. Robby Hammock has made the Diamondbacks as the backup catcher. The Dodgers want to keep youngster Clayton Kershaw fresh. The Giants may have lost Kevin Frandsen for the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon. The Marlins sent Cameron Maybin to Double-A. Moises Alou is hoping to return ...