Rocky Mountains infielder Brendan Rodgers left yesterday’s spring training contest after pulling up while trying to steal second base. Since then, he has been diagnosed with a tendon strain in his right thigh, according to Thomas Harding of MLB.com (Twitter link) It is not yet clear whether the problem threatens its availability for Opening Day. If healthy, general first choice # 3 seems to have a clear path to daily play time on second base. He must be forced to waste time, Garrett Hampson or Josh Fuentes could bear to see a bigger role (the last one on the third base with Ryan McMahon playing the cornerstone). Chris Owings he is also back at camp as an unscheduled guest and has a lot of second base experience.
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