Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Among the Missing
Oft-injured 1997 first-round pick Brandon Larson -- one-time Reds 3B of the future -- failed to make the Texas Rangers roster for '06. At 30, his future appears in extreme doubt though he batted .289 with a .519 slugging mark for the Rangers AA Frisco farm club last year while being limited to just 34 games.
Doctor X -- the 'Baseball Medic' -- is an anonymous U.S. government trauma specialist with a Duke University sports medicine background and more than 20 years experience in emergency medicine. From time to time he considers MLB rumors, events and news reports as they pertain to baseball players' injuries, illnesses and various other disabilities, both on the field and off.
MLB Rumors editor Greg Fieg is a former sports news editor and award-winning writer whose bylines have appeared on the wires of the Associated Press and in numerous publications, including San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Light, Houston Chronicle and Philadelphia Bulletin. He formerly was posted in various positions on the U.S.-Mexican border with Freedom Newspapers, and was a regular, independent contributor to United Press International.