Ten weeks. That was the timetable given to Curtis Granderson after it was confirmed that he indeed had a broken forearm after being hit by a pitch in the Yankees first spring training game. But guess what Yankee fans? It's still February. And that means Granderson will be back around the middle of May. However, the injury still doesn't really matter that much.
Why? Because let's face it, this years Yankees just aren't that good. They're a year older, a year slower and a year more of relying heavily on the long ball. Not only that but he's only going to miss a month and a half of the actual season itself. The season is six months and Granderson literally only hits home runs. You're not going to be missing him that much. How many big home runs has he hit in a Yankee uniform? And when I say big, I mean clutch. You can count two possibly? He's not clutch. And clutch in April and May doesn't really matter anyway. Clutch in August and September is what you need.
Do I think he's a better option that Brett Gardner and Matt Diaz? Absolutely. But a ten week injury in February is different than a ten week injury in July. Bottom line, Granderson being out ten weeks doesn't really matter all that much. It's a long season, and the team still isn't that good this year. Are there some big names? Yes. But when you look at the roster you realize that this Yankee team is probably going to be in for a tough year.
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