Oakland’s training staff said Tuesday that outfielder Coco Crisp has “chronic degenerative changes in his neck” stemming from when he ran into a wall way back on May 7.
That sounds really, really bad--at least to this layman--but Crisp has avoided the disabled list so far and Joe Stiglich of CSNBayArea.com reports that he could rejoin the lineup as soon as this weekend.
Crisp has played very well since the initial injury in early May, hitting .281 with a .382 on-base percentage and .803 OPS in 52 games, but he’s batting just .208 in July and according to trainer Nick Paparesta “we’ve all come to the conclusion that it’s something we’re gonna be battling the rest of the season.”
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