Justin Morneau - Should You?
By: mbohn
Justin Morneau must have suffered the worst concussion in the history of ever, as he still is not medically cleared to play in games. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has told the media to stop asking questions about Morneau, because
he is done giving them fodder for Twitter and blogs.I am usually a big fan of Morneau, and made the "mistake" of leaning on him as one of my one baggers last season. That really was not a mistake, as Morneau was on a tear last year as he wound up with a .345 batting average, 18 homers, 56 RBIs, 53 runs and an OPS of 1.055 through his 296 at bats. Those are monster numbers, and if he had not suffered the concussion in early July.
All that said, it is really fishy that he has yet to be medically cleared. With Gardenhire's comments, I would stay away from drafting Morneau unless you can get him late and have another one bagger already on your roster. Of course, there are still a few weeks before most drafts, so all of this could change.