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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
No surgery for A-Rod — Yankees GM Brian Cashman just said Alex Rodriguez has a torn hip labrum and cyst. — They're trying rest and rehab. The cyst was drained. The hope is he'll keep playing. — More to come. — He's out of the WBC. — UPDATE, 3:51 p.m.: Surgery, if needed, would knock him out four months.
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ESPN.com:
New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez's brother Joe says A-Rod out 10 weeks — Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez will have surgery to remove a cyst from his right hip and will be out 10 weeks, Rodriguez's brother told ESPNdeportes.com on Thursday. — Joe Rodriguez, Alex Rodriguez's older brother …
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Cashman audio from today — Here is Brian Cashman talking about Alex Rodriguez's bad hip. It's about 20 minutes: — In essence, there were two choices: surgery or rest, rehab and then surgery. The Yankees will try to get him through the season with rest and rehab.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Spring Game 9: Team Canada vs. Yankees (including A-Rod injury updates) — YANKEES — Pitching: Joba Chamberlain followed by Christian Garcia, Brian Bruney, Jon Albaladejo, George Kontos ans Wilkin De La Rosa. — CANADA — Barnwell SS — Martin DH — Weglarz LF — Morneau 1B
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Hip expert: A-Rod will need surgery — I just spoke to an expert, Dr. Robert Buly of the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. He is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in hips. — Only last week, Dr. Buly presented back-to-back papers on treating this very injury with Dr. Marc Philippon …
Newsday:
A-Rod has torn labrum, but may not need surgery — TAMPA, Fla. - Alex Rodriguez will not have surgery for now to repair a labrum tear in his hip, Brian Cashman told reporters Thursday. But if rest, exercise and treatment do not improve A-Rod's condition, the Yankees' third baseman would go forward with an operation.
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NY Daily News:
Yanks opt for rehab over surgery for A-Rod … The cyst in Alex Rodriguez's hip may not require surgery after all, Yankee general manager Brian Cashman said Thursday. — “There are two courses of action,” Cashman said of treating the cyst, which is caused by a tear in the posterior labrum.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Cashman: No surgery, yet, for A-Rod — Procedure necessary, but Yankees GM hopes it can be delayed — TAMPA, Fla. — The Yankees plan to treat Alex Rodriguez's troublesome right hip with a conservative approach, hoping to nurse the superstar third baseman long enough that he can postpone a surgical procedure until after the season.
Tyler Kepner / Bats:
How the Hip Bothers A-Rod at the Plate — So much is unknown at this point about Alex Rodriguez's hip injury. The Yankees are in full lockdown mode about the issue, and we hope to get more information as the day goes on. — Kevin Long, the Yankees' hitting coach, said he knew Rodriguez had a hip problem last June or July.
Derrick Goold / Bird Land:
Moise Alou sees WBC as likely his “last rodeo” — JUPITER, Fla. — Six-time All-Star and twice a winner of the Silver Slugger, Moises Alou sat in the dugout this afternoon before starting in left field for Team Dominicana and said he has to listen to his body, and his body is hinting …
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Newsday:
Mets' Tatis to replace A-Rod on Dominican team — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Fernando Tatis has agreed to be the replacement for Alex Rodriguez on the Dominican Republic team for the World Baseball Classic. — After A-Rod pulled out of the tournament with a torn labrum in his hip …
Andrew Baggarly / Extra Baggs:
UPDATED: Giants release Dave Roberts, eat $6.5 million — The Giants released Dave Roberts, who is owed a guaranteed $6.5 million this season. They also optioned right-hander Keiichi Yabu and right-hander Kelvin Pichardo. — Roberts was supposed to be a fifth outfielder …
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Henry Schulman / SFGate:
Dave Roberts released — The Giants have just announced a move surprising in its timing. They have released outfielder Dave Roberts now to give him time to find a job elsewhere. The team will be on the hook for his $6.5 million salary in 2009. If another team signs him …
Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Will Manny really get the $8.5 million he's asking for his condo? — First, Manny Ramirez extracted $45 million from the Dodgers in a down market when there was no other team with more than a casual interest in his services. — For an encore, he'll attempt to maximize his profits in a real estate scene that's just as limp.
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St. Louis Cardinals, reliever Dennys Reyes agree to two-year, $3 million contract — ST. LOUIS — Left-hander Dennys Reyes and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to $3 million, two-year contract. — The move was first reported by ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Pierre pursuing trade options — Dodgers give veteran outfielder permssion to find a deal — PHOENIX — The Dodgers have given Juan Pierre's agent permission to explore potential trade partners for the outfielder who again lost his starting job with the re-signing of left fielder Manny Ramirez.
