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Nyjer Morgan Done for 2009?

By: mbohn

It looks like Nyjer Morgan’s 2009 campaign is over, as he broke the second metacarpal bone in his left hand on Thursday. The injury occurred while Morgan was stealing third base, and sliding in head first. Morgan had gotten on base with a walk, and then proceeded to steal both second and third. He would stay in the game to score, but did not take the field to start the bottom half of the first.

This is bad news for the Nationals, and for Morgan’s fantasy owners. Willie Harris will be replacing him in center, and should do a decent job. It should be noted that Harris drew three walks himself, and got a hit to bring his average up to .230 on the season, which is a steep drop-off from Morgan’s .307, and even worse when you consider his .351 average with the Nationals (he was traded to Washington from Pittsburgh on June 30th). Morgan also stole 24 bases for the Nats, and his total for the year is now cemented at 42. Morgan’s final line for the season looks like this (with his Nats numbers in parenthesis):
.307 AVG (.351)
.369 OBP (.396)
.388 SLG (.435)
74 Runs (35)
3 HR (1)
39 RBI (12)
42 SB (24)
It should also be noted that Morgan was gunned down 17 times this season while attempting to swipe a bag. Since he was traded to Washington, Morgan has been on a tear. Good luck to him in his recovery.

Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 2:02 AM
Categories: MLB, MLB Rumors

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