For those of us who have had sprained ankles tonight's was especially gruesome. When I was younger they said 6 weeks to fully recover. I know with modern medicine this can be faster but how many of us think Encarnacion will be ready in the next 2 days, or 4 days, or even the next two weeks?
He apparently left the locker room on crutches wearing a boot to protect his ankle.
Now, MLB rules allow a team to petition to replace an injured player (Boston just did it with Eduardo Nunez who hurt his knee in game 1). If they would replace Encarnacion he would be done for this playoff series AND the league championship series, if the Indians get that far.
He could come back for the World Series which is scheduled to start on Oct. 24th. That's 18 days from when it was injured which MIGHT happen, depending on if it looked worse than it really is.
So, the question of the day is: do you replace Encarnacion now or go the rest of this series and see how is progressing before you replace him and, as a result, go with a short roster the rest of this series.
If you replace him who do you replace him with? Another pitcher for the rest of this series? Yandy Diaz as a replacement hitter, especially when we see how weak Michael Brantley appears to be right now?
You still would get to readjust your roster next series if you replace Encarnacion. He just wouldn't be eligible.
So, this is a good topic for Saturday. What would you do?
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