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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Santana Has Surgery, Miller Has Setback

2:12 PM  Tony  5 comments

The Indians made an announcement today that catcher Carlos Santana underwent surgery yesterday to remove a fracture of the hamate bone in his right hand. The surgery was performed by Dr. Tom Graham at the Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore, MD. This injury came out of nowhere, especially after his trip to play winter ball in the Dominican Republic was cut short supposedly due to illness. As it turns out, Santana experienced soreness in the hand and wrist area while he was sick out there. Rehabilitation and recovery from this procedure is eight-to-ten weeks and Santana is expected to be ready for the beginning of the 2010
season.

Right-handed pitcher Adam Miller recently experienced a setback while progressing on his post operative interval throwing program in Goodyear,AZ. The setback necessitated additional surgical intervention with Dr. Graham to stabilize the flexor tendon reconstruction in his right long finger. He has initiated hand therapy and no timetable has been set
for his return to baseball activities.

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Haven't expected much from him for some time now, but it's still a punch to the gut hearing about Adam Miller.

That's too bad about Miller. I was really he'd get through this after the last surgery ... As for the business side of things, why on earth did they leave him on the 40-man roster if this most recent surgery happened on Nov 18th?

Hey Seth, TL can probably give you a more definitive answer but from what I understand is they are not completely sure he is done and they have a full year to assess the issue. I don't think any of the unprotected players merited the risk of losing Miller or Reyes in the Indians' opinion. Some will likely disagree with this assessment but I think there is some merit.

Yeah, really unfortunate for Adam. To have all that ability and success throughout his career with millions of dollars as a big leaguer staring you in the face.....only to have a bum middle finger ruin it all....man, that's gotta be tough to take and live with everyday. I really feel for him and still hope he can make a miraculous return.

Also, Seth, Inker has it right on why Miller is still on the 40-man. They are willing to see how he comes back if at all this year, though with the most recent setback if a 40-man spot is needed this offseason they may now consider removing him. Having him on the roster in lieu of anyone they did not protect (in hindsight only Lofgren) was still the right choice.

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