The Giants split a pair of exhibition games today, but the big news was about Manny Burriss's left foot. Tests showed he refractured it Wednesday, and reports said he'll be in a boot for a month. Even if he's a fast healer, I have to wonder how quickly the Giants will want him back. He first broke the foot last July and missed the rest of 2009. The last thing anyone wants is for this to become a chronic problem that drives a talented kid out of baseball.
He had little chance of making the big squad on Opening Day, and his stint as the starting second baseman last year revealed some big flaws in his game. He just turned 25, and he's got a long way to go to be a decent major league hitter. But with a lot of work in AAA this year, I imagine he'd be in the running as a backup infield candidate in 2011, perhaps even a starting shortstop longshot, when Renteria is no longer a Giant. Now he'll miss at least two or three months of valuable development time on top of the lost second half last year. I feel for the guy.
