More rough health news for the 2012 Phillies.
According to MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki, infielder Freddy Galvis was diagnosed Wednesday evening with a pars fracture in his lower back. He will be in a back brace for at least the next three weeks and the Phillies’ medical team can’t say for certain when he might be ready to resume baseball-related activities.
“It’s hard to just go, oh, the season is over,” head trainer Scott Sheridan told MLB.com. “I think a lot just depends on how he responds after the first three weeks. ... Based on his symptoms and that kind of stuff, we might be able to begin some stuff with him exericise-wise, but we really won’t know a lot more until we get to that time period. The biggest thing right now is just trying to get him comfortable.”
Galvis was batting .226/.254/.363 with three home runs and 24 RBI in 58 games before the injury while serving as the Phillies’ primary second baseman. Chase Utley (knee) is expected to return in about three weeks.