Joe Crede
decided against back surgery, instead opting to go through a six-to-eight week intense rehab program, according to Herm Schneider.
I'm reading this article, and while it actually reads like:
...Crede should be fine if he puts in the work and follows the program...
"Hopefully, he doesn't need surgery because nobody wants him to have surgery,"...
"If you don't do the rehab work, then you need the surgery. If you do the surgery, then you don't need the work...heavy-duty back stabilization program...
...all that's registering in my mind is:
...Dustin Hermanson...Dustin Hermanson...Dustin Hermanson...Dustin Hermanson...
Maybe you'll disagree with me, because obviously this is only text and lacking inflection and expression, but Herm Schneider sounds like he's straining to put a good face on this. He's
advocated surgery all along, and given that he's one of the best in the biz (actually, he's
the best,
according to Baseball Prospectus), I'm more inclined to listen to him.
To me, this is the Schneider's key quote in the whole mess:
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink it. Joe is doing fine, but he has to do the program. He
still has to wait until he partakes in baseball drills to see if that
all pays off for him. If he does what he's supposed to do, he'll do
just fine."
I read it as:
"We're not going to know anything for months, but hey, it's his ass."
This is the only reason to hold off on
trading Josh Fields.