As if things weren't already going fantastic as it is for the Texas Rangers, they found out on Monday that they'd be without second baseman Ian Kinsler for a while. A stress fracture in his left foot is going to keep Kinsler on the shelf from anywhere between two and six weeks.Kinsler's stress fracture was revealed when he had an MRI on Monday in Dallas. He was hitting .241 with 14 home runs and 35 RBIs in 74 games.Considering that Mark Teixeira is still on the disabled list without a return date certain, and Hank Blalock won't be back for another four to six weeks, three-fourths of the Rangers opening day infield is injured. But hey, at least Sammy Sosa made the All-Star team! Wait, what? That's a shame.
The stress fracture is just the latest incident for Ian Kinsler in what's been a rough couple of months. He finished up April hitting .298 with 9 home runs and 22 RBI, but it's been all downhill from there. Since May 1st Kinsler is hitting only .215 with 5 home runs and 13 RBI.
Of course when you consider the Rangers called up Desi Relaford to take Kinsler's place on the roster, Rangers fans may end up missing Kinsler's recent production after all.
