ANGELS UPDATE: DISARCINA WILL MISS THE REST OF THE SEASON.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer MINNEAPOLIS - Shortstop Gary DiSarcina n. A set of muscles and tendons that secures the arm to the shoulder joint and permits rotation of the arm. Also called musculotendinous cuff. in his right shoulder. Dr. Lewis Yocum repaired the tear and trimmed the outer layer of the labrum labrum /la·brum/ (la´brum) pl. la´bra [L.] an edge, rim, or lip. la·brum n. pl. la·bra A lip-shaped anatomical edge, rim, or structure. labrum pl. during the procedure Thursday morning at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange. Recovery time for this type of injury is normally nine to 12 months. The loss of DiSarcina, 32, leaves the Angels to consider their future at shortstop, both immediate and in the long term. DiSarcina is making $3.25 million this season in the final year of a four-year, $11.7-million contract. The Angels have a $3.45-million option for 2001, but general manager Bill Stoneman ``I talked to him today and said to him the question would come up with respect to his contract,'' Stoneman said. ``His response was the same as mine. It's too early to get into that.'' If it is the end of DiSarcina's career with the Angels, he will have played in the same number of games (1,086) as his predecessor Dick Schofield Richard Craig "Dick" Schofield (born November 21, 1962 in Springfield, Illinois) was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played a total of 14 seasons, spanning from 1983-1996. , ranking fourth on the club's all-time list. ``In the short time I've known him, he obviously is a determined, competitive and team-oriented type person,'' Stoneman said. ``His presence on the field is missed and not just what he does for you with his glove and with his bat.'' What the Angels do with DiSarcina after this season might be determined how the shortstop position is handled this season. Benji Gil Romar Benjamin Gil Aguilar (born October 6, 1972, in Tijuana, Mexico) was a Major League Baseball utility player. Gil made his Major League Baseball debut with the Texas Rangers on April 5, 1993. is starting at shortstop now, but the Angels plan to bring up Justin Baughman Justin Baughman (born August 1, 1974, in Mountain View, California) is a retired professional baseball player who played 2 seasons for the Anaheim Angels of Major League Baseball. from Triple-A Edmonton to be their starter. When that will be isn't known, but if he shows he can be be an every-day shortstop at the major-league level he might be their long-term solution. ``If Justin continues to play well, he might be an answer for us,'' Stoneman said about this season. ``If (Edmonton manager) Garry Templeton tells me he is ready to play major-league shortstop, that'll be good enough for me.'' |
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