BimboColesHair
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Whether the fans are optimistic or optimistic had zero bearing on whether Brantley comes back. What I do know is this surgery was to repair an injury he got while trying to rehab- which begs the question of whether the prior shoulder issues have really been solved. We saw already how a repaired shoulder can be good enough for a guy to function in spurts but be unable to sustain the day to day workload of swinging a bat (Travis Hafner). After 3 setbacks, a follow up surgery and a full year lost, I see no logical reason to make any real conclusions with Brantley other than taking it step by step and seeing what happens. I just hope this GM doesn't get caught flat footed with no options. I just don't see an OF of Naquin, Almonte and Chisenhall being the answer.
We've been over this a few times.
It was reported when they went in to do the surgery on the biceps that they also checked on the shoulder and said it looked great.
Then about a month ago or so we heard that the shoulder was almost 100%, but his biceps was still lagging behind a bit.
That's literally all we have to go off of.
People are just running with the hearsay we heard a few weeks ago that he was "never going to play again", which has been shot down numerous times, and are sticking with that as fact.
Also, I think you are confusing me saying "he will be full go" with me saying "he will be fully healthy"...those are 2 different things, and we won't find out if he is truly healthy until he is full go.