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JoeCookMar 30, 3:23 PM

Adrian Rodriguez injury update

Texas SS Adrian Rodriguez will miss time due to a hand injury, according to the school. His status is currently week-to-week. Rodriguez has totaled a .271 batting average, starting all 27 games at shortstop for the Longhorns. Evan is writing the story and Nash will explain what's next for the Longhorns at shortstop in A-Rod's absence. https://www.on3.com/teams/texas-longhorns/news/adrian-rodriguez-is-week-to-week-with-hand-injury/
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EvanVieth

Mar 30, 3:26 PM

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EvanVieth

Mar 30, 3:28 PM

My guess is Becerra to short, Livingston to 3B. Could've seen this coming a mile away, BTW. Really confused at Schloss' decision making with Rodriguez. He did not need to be playing every midweek game, or even every weekend OOC game, in the buildup to SEC play. A Rod is far too competitive to ever actually own up to his level of discomfort. It was clear to everyone that he was playing hurt, and it affected his play.
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pflughorn2016

Mar 30, 3:29 PM

Was obvious this was coming. I’ve been feeing so bad for this kid. Dude’s a warrior, but has to prioritize his health. And beyond that, if he keeps playing through this injury and it’s impacting his performance, it’s going to impact his draft positioning and earnings potential. He needs to get healthy and come back when he can swing without so much pain.
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csmith3

Mar 30, 3:29 PM

Honestly, about time he sat to heal. He seemed to be in pain every AB.
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gohorns8

Mar 30, 3:32 PM

I heard about this possibility yesterday and was chatting with @younghorn10 and @jtsween about it. I think "a few weeks" is a tad optimistic, which is why it was never as simple as "let him sit out this midweek game or weekend to get right". It'll be a win if he can return by the end of April. I believe they are removing the staple completely from his hand. It was supposed to help promote healing but instead is causing more issues. It's my understanding that there is still nothing structurally wrong with the hand. It is about the pain.
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Hornalum18

Mar 30, 3:32 PM

Missing Aggie series sucks. But should be back for bama series hopefully
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Live Long and HookEm

Mar 30, 3:33 PM

It's being reported elsewhere that he is having the staple removed and will be out 2-3 weeks. Becerra to SS, Borba to 3B, someone else to 1B.
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quartersmith

Mar 30, 3:38 PM

His bat, in its current state, isn’t a loss whatsoever. Hopefully he comes back closer to 2025 form.
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turntorange

Mar 30, 3:42 PM

Hate it for AROD and hopefully he can heal up quickly and return for the post season run! That said, I don't think this is going to hurt the team. He's injured and it's obvious by his play. I actually think the lineup might be better getting him out and letting him heal. Obviously a healthy AROD is a different story and we're dang good when he's healthy but he's been far from good hitting wise and since he's batting cleanup we need more in that spot.
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Texasbevo123

Mar 30, 3:49 PM

Live Long and HookEm said:
It's being reported elsewhere that he is having the staple removed and will be out 2-3 weeks. Becerra to SS, Borba to 3B, someone else to 1B.
Yah this is a bit confusing. Does the staple cause that much pain ?
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jkates

Mar 30, 3:51 PM

EvanVieth said:
My guess is Becerra to short, Livingston to 3B. Could've seen this coming a mile away, BTW. Really confused at Schloss' decision making with Rodriguez. He did not need to be playing every midweek game, or even every weekend OOC game, in the buildup to SEC play. A Rod is far too competitive to ever actually own up to his level of discomfort. It was clear to everyone that he was playing hurt, and it affected his play.
This. I mean, I don't know the details or the medical stuff, but it was plenty obvious the kid is in pain and not 100%. Why rush him back?
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bouree

Mar 30, 3:53 PM

This is far from good news, But this season we have the depth to get to the other side of it. Becerra may actually be a defensive upgrade at SS and Borba has played a lot of 3B in his career here. We just need to figure out which of the game thread darlings who've been wrongfully held back will replace him at first.
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bouree

Mar 30, 3:53 PM

Texasbevo123 said:
Yah this is a bit confusing. Does the staple cause that much pain ?
Obviously it does or they wouldn't be doing this.
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strick

Mar 30, 3:55 PM

More concerned about shuffling the infield than missing his bat. Hopefully like Max last year, ARod can be back and contribute down the stretch when it really matters.
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HornMafia

Mar 30, 3:58 PM

I wish this could have been done a few weeks ago, but perhaps it just became a bigger problem recently. Next man up.
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jtsween

Mar 30, 4:01 PM

gohorns8 said:
I heard about this possibility yesterday and was chatting with @younghorn10 and @jtsween about it. I think "a few weeks" is a tad optimistic, which is why it was never as simple as "let him sit out this midweek game or weekend to get right". It'll be a win if he can return by the end of April. I believe they are removing the staple completely from his hand. It was supposed to help promote healing but instead is causing more issues. It's my understanding that there is still nothing structurally wrong with the hand. It is about the pain.
if there’s a month to miss it’s april. Scar-A&M-Alabama-Vandy isn’t an easy stretch, but it’s not the top end of the conference either if infield defense can hold up, the lineup should be able to manage for a while. and having him back as a legit middle of the order bat would be so so big
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SarksParka

Mar 30, 4:01 PM

Good but this should've already happened. Everyone could see he wasn't right. Dude can't even swing without wincing in pain.
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Jdhmills

Mar 30, 4:04 PM

When was his surgery. This sure seems mismanaged from the cheap seats view
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gohorns8

Mar 30, 4:05 PM

HornMafia said:
I wish this could have been done a few weeks ago, but perhaps it just became a bigger problem recently. Next man up.
He had a minor procedure after the fall (January, I think), so I wonder if they didn't want to go back in immediately when he started having discomfort again.
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Hornalum18

Mar 30, 4:06 PM

strick said:
More concerned about shuffling the infield than missing his bat. Hopefully like Max last year, ARod can be back and contribute down the stretch when it really matters.
jtsween said:
if there’s a month to miss it’s april. Scar-A&M-Alabama-Vandy isn’t an easy stretch, but it’s not the top end of the conference either if infield defense can hold up, the lineup should be able to manage for a while. and having him back as a legit middle of the order bat would be so so big
This injury is not long term nor a month.2/3 weeks at most. Hell how about some gamesmanship and back for aggie. Its removing of 4 staples. Not a true "surgery" to fix hand.
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Hornalum18

Mar 30, 4:08 PM

gohorns8 said:
I heard about this possibility yesterday and was chatting with @younghorn10 and @jtsween about it. I think "a few weeks" is a tad optimistic, which is why it was never as simple as "let him sit out this midweek game or weekend to get right". It'll be a win if he can return by the end of April. I believe they are removing the staple completely from his hand. It was supposed to help promote healing but instead is causing more issues. It's my understanding that there is still nothing structurally wrong with the hand. It is about the pain.
The masterminds are in the know now. He will be back before the end of april. SHM.
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gohorns8

Mar 30, 4:09 PM

Jdhmills said:
When was his surgery. This sure seems mismanaged from the cheap seats view
I think the timeline has been 1) Original surgery after last season 2) Minor cleanup type stuff after the fall 3) Today's surgery to remove the staple from the original procedure. I think the frustrating part for me, and others, is that the original injury is fine. He isn't having to play through a structurally damaged hand like last year. It's the pain from a staple that was supposed to fix the original injury.
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gohorns8

Mar 30, 4:12 PM

Hornalum18 said:
The masterminds are in the know now. He will be back before the end of april. SHM.
I promise it's okay to engage in discussion and disagree with stuff without being confrontational.
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karateman

Mar 30, 4:12 PM

Hornalum18 said:
This injury is not long term nor a month.2/3 weeks at most. Hell how about some gamesmanship and back for aggie. Its removing of 4 staples. Not a true "surgery" to fix hand.
Thanks Doc

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