Saturday, March 25, 2006

Ryan Klesko

With the Padres moving in the RCF fence 11 feet at Petco, Ryan Klesko looked to be poised to improve his 18 HR performance from last season.

However, mlb.com reports he has shoulder problems that existed since 2003. Normally, this would not concern me as an existing condition is something that has been adapted to.

In this case, Klesko's pending free agency raises red flags. This could lead Klesko to conclude surgery, something he says will wait until next off-season, is better sooner rather than later.

Drop him even lower than he previously had been, and keep an eagle's eye trained on Adrian Gonzalez at AAA. His time may come even sooner than expected.

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