The injury prone Mark Teixeira was having a healthy and productive MVP type season for the Yankees in 2015. Mark attributed this past season's success to his adoption of a gluten free diet. This on field productivity came to a screeching halt when he fouled a ball off his right proximal medial tibia (inside shin bone) on Aug 17 vs. the Twins.
Initially believed to be a bone bruise, Mark attempted to return to play soon after only to discover in fact he had suffered a tibial fracture and was shut down for the remainder of the season.
The good news from a rehabilitation standpoint is the fracture is below the knee and did not disturb the joint. The bad news is the person with the injury is Mark Teixeira who has demonstrated the recuperative powers of an 80 year old osteoporotic, diabetic, smoker. Typical recovery time for this injury is 4-6 weeks. Mark Teixeira's recovery time has been considerably longer. I guess a gluten free diet doesn't speed bone healing.
Manager, Joe Girardi has said Teixeira's rehab has been going well so far. This may be so, however Mark will not be cleared to return to running until next month. This means he will be far behind his typical off season program of baseball specific lower body activities. Historically Mark is slow to get out of the gate at the start of the season. Maybe this change in off season program is a good thing.
Based on the evidence, I think rookie sensation Greg Bird is going to be needed more during the early 2016 season than many are expecting. Fantasy players proceed with caution with your selection of Mark Teixeira to your team.
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