Linnwood Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Fields out for season with hip surgery KANSAS CITY -- Royals third baseman Josh Fields will undergo labral surgery on his right hip and is expected to miss the season, manager Trey Hillman announced on Sunday. Fields has been training in Surprise, Ariz., since the end of Spring Training. "He was and is continuing to progress and his hip is getting better but, with enhanced studies and the opinion of [Dr. Marc] Philippon in Vail, Colo., he's elected to go ahead and get the surgery done now," Hillman said. "So he'll effectively be out for the season." Fields and second baseman Chris Getz were obtained from the Chicago White Sox in a trade for third baseman-outfielder Mark Teahen. Getz is also currently on the disabled list. The surgery on Fields will be performed by the same doctor who operated on Royals third baseman Alex Gordon and Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez last year. Fields played in 16 Spring Training games, but batted just .157 as he battled stiffness in his lower half, including his hip and quad. Ultimately he was unable to fill in for Gordon after he broke his thumb, or for Alberto Callaspo when he was out with a rib-cage injury. "You feel for him," Hillman said. "He's a hard worker, he's a tough guy ... He'd like to have been in a position to step up and play third base, but his body wouldn't let him do it." http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/arti...jsp&c_id=kc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Good luck to him, I hope he's back on the field in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 You really have to wonder if the hip issue was a reason why he sucked at hitting fastballs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Another guy who didn't make it. What round did we pick him in? Poor Josh. Hope he has something to fall back on in life if he's a baseball washout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 25, 2010 -> 11:48 PM) Another guy who didn't make it. What round did we pick him in? Poor Josh. Hope he has something to fall back on in life if he's a baseball washout. He was our 2004 first round pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 You made some money Josh, now go play some football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 The bizarro Drew Henson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 He was our 2004 first round pick. Wow is all I can say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 03:30 PM) Wow is all I can say. He made it a lot farther than countless other first round picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 He can always try pitching...oh wait, that was another first round bust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 He made it a lot farther than countless other first round picks. Yeah and that's why I don't care about the baseball draft. Too many busts. Give me wins in September over draft position anyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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