Astros- Lance Berkman Update

What a bad time to get super busy at work! Lots to blog about, especially Lance Berkman.

Berkman has a biceps injury that has kept him out of Spring Training all week. He hit off a tee a few days ago, and took some batting practice yesterday, so that is a good sign. Lance was also able to do some light throwing. Berkman is done for the spring, and I don’t think he will start the first few games of the season. The Astros need to be very careful with this injury, if we lose Berkman our season is done before it even began. I’d rather see a patient appraochand not risk anything.

In other news, Astros traded a player to be named later for the Reds Jeff Keppinger. Keppinger can play 2B, SS, and 3B, so he is another utility infield player for the Astros. This move makes sense since Aaron Boone is out for the season following successful open heart surgery, but I can’t help but note that Ty Wigginton would have been the perfect solution and if we kept him we wouldn’t be in such a dire position power wise.

Finally, with the start of the season so close, check out my fantasy baseball blog. I’m going through final rosters of my teams before the big day!

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