St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday proved his resiliency earlier this season by coming back from appendicitis quicker than expected, and he could need those healing powers again. Holliday is suffering from left quad pain that the team thought would resolve itself with a little rest. After scratching the slugger from a start on Tuesday night, though, manager Tony La Russa was a little pessimistic about Holliday’s ability to heal without a stint on the disabled list. From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Matt Holliday Injury: Quad Strain Could Send Cardinals Slugger To Disabled List
Able to start only one of the last eight games, the Cardinals left fielder today will undergo an MRI to better evaluate a nagging condition the club has classified as a left quadriceps strain....
“It’s not even a tough call. If you had a crystal ball and told me he wouldn’t play for a couple weeks then would be all right, I’d take it in a second,” La Russa said. “Whatever it takes to get well; we’ve got a lot of season left.”
That reads like a quote from a manager resigned to the lesser of two evils. If there's any consolation for the Cardinals, though, it's that they have an extra two outfielders with an OPS over .900, Jon Jay and Allen Craig, who could step in if needed. There are other teams that could use, Don La Russa, all of those extra outfielders that you carry around in your pocket like so many nickels and dimes.
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