Rafael Furcal (SS), LAD

News: Furcal was pulled from the Dodgers' game Tuesday with back spasms. He first had trouble with the spasms running from first to third on a single, prompting concern from the dugout. After he convinced Grady Little to leave him in the game, Furcal sprinted for the plate on a wild pitch and dove, re-aggravating the injury.

Views: The best quote of the article (via the L.A. Times) had Jeff Kent, who was batting at the time of the wild pitch leaning down to whisper to Furcal that this was a meaningless Spring Training game. We love to see the hustle, but I'm more apt to agree with Kent's assessment. Furcal is only expected to miss a few days, but this makes me even more weary of recommending him. Furcal, whose main asset as a fantasy player is his base-stealing ability, is coming back from offseason knee surgery as well. We'll monitor the situation for you, and hopefully these back troubles don't plague him all season.

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[1] by casey_mangold on 03/28/2006 09:23 pm

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I guess I picked a perfect time to start shopping him...hopefully one of the managers bites on the trades

[2] by dpaullin on 03/28/2006 11:33 pm

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First knee trouble, then back issues? I think he's been breaking down quite a bit recently. Oh well, he belongs to the Dodgers now!

[3] by mpriest13 on 03/30/2006 05:19 am

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Is it true that he gained weight in the offseason. That could really hurt his Sbs

[4] by dpaullin on 03/31/2006 06:21 am

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Well, he had knee troubles, so he might have had trouble running this offseason.