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April 10, 2006

Sox won't comment on Crisp injury report

A Boston Red Sox team spokesman last night would not confirm or deny a television report that center fielder Coco Crisp has a broken index finger and will miss up to a month of action, according to a story on mlb.com. Boston's Channel 7 (WHDH) reported the broken-finger story last night.

Crisp sat out yesterday's game in what the club said was a precautionary move. The fleet-footed Crisp jammed a finger sliding into third base during Saturday night's win at Baltimore. He was replaced yesterday by Adam Stern, who knocked in two runs as the Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Orioles. Crisp said before yesterday's game that he could have played if needed, and the club had not at that point taken x-rays.

The Red Sox are scheduled to play their home opener tomorrow at Fenway Park.

In five games, Crisp has batted .333 while showing speed on the basepaths and skill with the glove. He has given fans early reason to be optimistic that losing Johnny Damon to the Yankees might not be such a big handicap. If Crisp does miss significant time, however, the club's center-field options would appear to be limited. They have Stern, who has never been a regular big-league starter. Wily Mo Pena has also played at the position, but he is considered a defensive liability.

In other Red Sox news today, The Boston Herald is reporting that a contract extension with slugger David Ortiz could be announced as soon as today. A similar claim was made two weeks ago on Spanish-language ESPN Deportes. The Herald says the extension would be for four years at more than $12 million a season.

Posted by Mike McDermott at 8:49 AM | Permalink

April 10, 2006

Sox won't comment on Crisp injury report

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