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Adrian Beltre is having a rough time right now at the plate, and the reason is most likely the thumb that he injured a while back that he admitted today is still giving him problems.
Beltre on whether playing is right move: “Good question.” Banister not as concerned. Why Beltre might be frustrated http://t.co/HcvId7cLuU
— Evan Grant (@Evan_P_Grant) July 20, 2015
Adrian Beltre is a true professional, and you know that he would do just about anything to be out there on the field to help his teammates win. The question is, right now, is he doing more harm than good? Should he rest his thumb for another month?
My short answer is, no. If Adrian thinks he is healthy enough to be out there playing, then who am I to doubt him? We all know that Beltre has an amazing work ethic, we all know that he has played through injuries many times in his career, and we know that, even injured, he is better than most at third base and at the plate.
There is so much going wrong with the team right now, that removing Adrian Beltre from the line up probably would not be a good thing. It’s tough to watch him struggle, but most Texas Rangers fans know that if he thought he was hurting the team, he would be the first to rest, Not for long mind you, but I believe that he would rest.
This team is going to have to do something different to make it back to a .500 ballclub, and a healthy Adrian Beltre sure would be helpful right now. We can all just hope that the thumb will get healthy sooner rather than later.