Injuries were story of the 2011 season for Diamondbacks shortstop Stephen Drew. After playing at least 135 games for four straight seasons, Drew came no where close to that mark in 2011.
The Diamondbacks shortstop missed the first four games of the season due to abdominal pain that he suffered during spring training. Drew then had a season-ending injury when he slid into home plate and collided with Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy on July 20. You knew immediately that Drew had a gruesome ankle injury that was going to keep him out for the rest of the year.
That indeed ended up being the case, but that wasn’t the end of Drew’s injury issues. About a month ago, Drew had surgery for a sports hernia problem. The 28-year-old has yet to run or perform any baseball activities and some question whether he will be ready for the start of the 2012 campaign.
Arizona has plenty of depth at shortstop just in case Drew isn’t ready for the start of the year. The Diamondbacks front...
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