I’m already starting to feel really bad for Padres manager Pat Murphy. Since he arrived on an interim basis he’s had to share almost nothing but bad news.
Before Wednesday's game against the Oakland A's, he informed us that Wil Myers will have surgery to remove a bone spur from his left wrist on Thursday, hoping to eliminate a condition that has bothered him since his junior high school days. Myers is expected to be able to resume baseball activities in eight weeks and should rejoin the team in early September.
Myers was leading the National League in runs scored when the spur caused ligaments in his hand to become inflamed, hindering his ability to swing the bat. Wrist ailments have cut short each of Myers’ last two seasons.
He had moved from the outfield to first base and said he was feeling comfortable on the infield before the wrist flared up again. Despite playing in only 35 games, Myers is still 4th on the Padres in runs scored this season. While he is gone Yonder Alonso is the everyday starting 1st baseman while Melvin Upton and Will Venable will share time in center field.
