From MLB.com:

TAMPA, Fla. -- Alex Rodriguez's troublesome right hip requires immediate surgery and could force the Yankees slugger out until May, the third baseman's brother told LasMayores.com, MLB.com's Spanish-language web site.

Rodriguez's brother, Joe Dunand, said that Rodriguez will have the operation performed in Vail, Colo., on Monday by Dr. Marc Philippon. The recovery time is expected to be about 10 weeks.

The diagnosis will nix Rodriguez's hopes of playing for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic.

Full article link:

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090305&content_id=3921752&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Are we going to be seeing a lot more of Angel Berroa/Cody Ransom than we want to for 4-6 weeks??

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Joel Sherman is reporting its actually McCutchen & Karstens going to the Pirates rather than Kontos & Coke. Does this deal for a league average outfielder & a lefty specialist look as good now? I know they both have options for next year, but McCutchen had some upside and Karstens was at least as good of an option as Rasner/Ponson as a 5th starter...

A link to the story:

http://blogs.nypost.com/sports/st/archives/2008/07/mccutchen_karst.html