“Obviously we talked about going slow with him, felt like that’s the process we had in place,” said Jeff Banister . “He felt something that was not comforting to him, so I think the best thing to do is be conservative and get it checked out.”
Josh Hamilton left the first full day of workouts to get his knee examined. He felt discomfort in the oft surgically repaired knee. He will be evaluated back in Texas before rejoining the team.
Rangers fans can’t be expecting a lot from the former slugger. After everythung he put his bosy through at a young age, it was bound to catch up with him eventually. If the Rangers can get any production out of him at all I would be pleasantly surprised.
The Angels will pay Hamilton $22mm this season. At least we have that. Hamilton is a risk, but if he can do anything on the field he may be worth the risk.
I expect that Josh will begin the season on the disabled list and may never actually play in a Rangers uniform this season. I wish things were different for him, but the reality of his physical abuse is really evident right now.
The Rangers will wait and see what their doctors say and move forward from there.
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