Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Josh Hamilton to the DL

The Cincinnati Reds placed OF Josh Hamilton on the 15 day DL with gastroenteritis.

I've never heard of a player being put on the disabled list with bad gas, but I guess there's a first for everything. I'm personally a bit skeptical as to what is going on given Hamilton's history, but I'll give the situation the benefit of the doubt. He was probably severely dehydrated from the virus, and thus needed an IV at a hospital.

Fantasy Impact: Assuming everything is all good, he'll be back when the 15 days are up. It's retroactive to May 19th, so he should be back in the starting lineup on June 3rd or 4th. Most of his owners grabbed him off waivers as a 4th OF, so they shouldn't miss him too terribly much.

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