CBS: Reyes injury not as bad as feared (back in 8 weeks?)

Post #1 » by **Rhettmatic** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:34 pm

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/danny ... in-8-weeks

Jose Reyes was smiling again Monday.

Reyes found out that his left ankle injury was a little less serious than first feared, and that he may be able to return in about eight weeks. The Blue Jays had originally estimated that their shortstop was expected to miss three months.

Perhaps this should just be in the Reyes injury thread -- but since it's very good news, wanted to make sure people saw it.

Relentless88 · Post #2 » by **Relentless88** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:56 pm

Great news. We need him back ASAP.

thebigv · Post #3 » by **thebigv** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:57 pm

OMG! How can a player be in your heart after only 9 games?? I already love him!

Post #4 » by **Rhettmatic** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:23 pm

Maybe this isn't legit?

John Lott ‏@LottOnBaseball 1m
Gibbons said he'd heard nothing about Reyes down time reduced to eight weeks, as reported elsewhere.

rarefind · Post #5 » by **rarefind** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:30 pm

Rhettmatic wrote:Maybe this isn't legit?

John Lott ‏@LottOnBaseball 1m
Gibbons said he'd heard nothing about Reyes down time reduced to eight weeks, as reported elsewhere.

The funny thing about that quote; not saying that the CBS report is valid or not. I simply wouldn't expect Gibby to be in the know either way. Gibbons wouldn't be the best guy to ask about it IMO. A May return, as long as not rushed would be incredible. The team's performance should not be a determining factor in how quickly he comes back - but I'd imagine if this team is going well the Jays will be able to afford to have a lot of patience in bring Reyes back.

hyper316 · Post #6 » by **hyper316** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:48 pm

Don't rush this please. Window of opportunity is 3 years.

Post #7 » by **Rhettmatic** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:52 pm

I guess that settles it:

John Lott ‏@LottOnBaseball 2m
AA: Reyes still looking at three months, maybe a little less.

RINSE · Post #8 » by **RINSE** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:04 pm

Who knows.

Reyes posted a photo of himself at the airport on his instagram account 2 hours ago

Caption: Next Stop Toronto. Good news my people.

Brinbe · Post #9 » by **Brinbe** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:48 pm

Yeah, I'm gonna be on #TeamPositivity about this one. I'm hopeful he'll be back sooner than we think.

StopitLeo · Post #10 » by **StopitLeo** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 11:28 pm

Has he even had the follow up MRI yet?

Shimso · Post #11 » by **Shimso** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 1:16 am

thebigv wrote:OMG! How can a player be in your heart after only 9 games?? I already love him!

I think he pretty much won us over before the trade was approved when he started posting pics in Jays gear

I don't remember the last time I saw an elite player be so excited to play here....

gp2015 · Post #12 » by **gp2015** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:20 am

Shimso wrote:
thebigv wrote:OMG! How can a player be in your heart after only 9 games?? I already love him!

I think he pretty much won us over before the trade was approved when he started posting pics in Jays gear

I don't remember the last time I saw an elite player be so excited to play here....

It's a shame we won't see Reyes and Lawrie play together for a while. They seem perfect for each other with the enthusiasm they both share for baseball. I could see them getting along pretty well.

Kapono · Post #13 » by **Kapono** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:39 am

gp2015 wrote:
Shimso wrote:
thebigv wrote:OMG! How can a player be in your heart after only 9 games?? I already love him!

I think he pretty much won us over before the trade was approved when he started posting pics in Jays gear

I don't remember the last time I saw an elite player be so excited to play here....

It's a shame we won't see Reyes, Kawaski and Lawrie play together for a while. They seem perfect for each other with the enthusiasm they both share for baseball. I could see them getting along pretty well.

Fixed.

J-Roc · Post #14 » by **J-Roc** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:10 am

8 or 12 weeks isn't bad. Best thing about Reyes is he already showed what he can do. If one of these guys with a slow start goes does that long, we'd never know what they might bring back to the table.

LLJ · Post #15 » by **LLJ** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 4:00 pm

Everything I heard is that it's the same amount of time--3 months--he's out. It's just that he won't need surgery, which is where the "injury not as bad as feared" quote comes from.

Post #16 » by **LittleOzzy** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 4:13 pm

Jose Reyes won't need surgery on left ankle; will miss 3 months

Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes won't need surgery on his sprained left ankle, but is still expected to miss three months, general manager Alex Anthopoulos says.

Reyes visited a specialist in Charlotte on Monday who confirmed the diagnosis of a severely sprained ankle. Reyes was injured sliding into second base in Friday's game at Kansas City. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday.

Anthopoulos says Reyes will be in a cast for two weeks and then in a walking boot for an additional two weeks, meaning he won't be ready to begin rehab activity for at least a month.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mlb/ne ... -ankle.ap/

StopitLeo · Post #17 » by **StopitLeo** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 2:08 pm

Glad there is no fractrure, but interesting that they are casting it. Suggests a lot of joint instability, possible high ankle sprain given the mechanism of the injury. I really hope he doesn't have any issues with the rehab. The muscles in your lower leg get really wrecked with a sever sprain and need a lot of retraining.