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Red Sox Lefty Rich Hill Reportedly Headed for Tommy John Surgery
by Tony Lee on Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:30PM

It's not quite at the level of 2010 yet, but the injuries to the Red Sox are
beginning to pile up. A day after reports surfaced that Daisuke Matsuzaka
would need Tommy John surgery, more came out Thursday with a similar
diagnosis for Rich Hill.

The latter may be the bigger loss for Boston. Hill, who hurt his left elbow
on a pitch in Wednesday's loss to Chicago, had emerged as a shutdown reliever
in the month he had been with the club. In eight scoreless innings out of the
bullpen, he had yielded only three hits, struck out 12 and walked three.

The Milton, Mass., native, who had shoulder surgery in 2009, had reinvented
himself as a reliever with a side-arm delivery that had proved very
effective. His loss leaves the bullpen, as it stands Thursday, without a
lefty, and without one of manager Terry Francona's better options.

Hill threw ball four to Adam Dunn, the first batter he faced Wednesday and
immediately grabbed his elbow in pain. He told those who rushed to his side
that he had heard a pop and felt a burning sensation. He was lifted, given an
MRI on Wednesday night and is reportedly contemplating season-ending surgery
after learning the results.

Matsuzaka is headed down the same path. According to multiple reports, he
will have the procedure done next week. While Tim Wakefield and Alfredo
Aceves can fill that spot for the time being, the loss of Hill will require
outside help, likely in the form of Felix Doubront or Hideki Okajima.
Certainly, the organization will need to make other moves to fortify its
suddenly limited depth.

The organization has made no announcements on either Matsuzaka or Hill. More
information should become available prior to Friday's game at home against
Oakland.

雖然還沒有官方說法但Hill和松坂看起來是掰了


補充

Hideki Okajima Hopes For Trade
By Tim Dierkes [June 2 at 10:50pm CST]

Red Sox lefty Hideki Okajima is hoping for a trade, he told Michael Vega of
the Boston Globe. Okajima has been pitching in Triple-A since clearing
waivers on May 24th. He told Vega through an interpreter he'd rather not be
called up to the Red Sox following Rich Hill's injury. Perhaps he didn't
enjoy being used sparingly while in the bigs.

Okajima, 36, has excelled in eight Triple-A appearances this year. It
appears that the Red Sox explored the trade market for him a couple of weeks
ago when he was designated for assignment, and found no takers.

秀樹 岡島 希望被交易

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