The Los Angeles Dodgers are going to have to scramble to find a third basemen as Nomar Garciaparra will be out for a while after break a bone in his right hand.  There is a chance that Garciaparra could be back by opening day, but I don’t think they should rush an injury like this.   Nomar could struggle all season long with a hand injury and I would rather have him just take time off to make sure it is 100% healed before he plays.

In other moves, the Dodgers optioned Eric Stults and Greg Miller to Triple-A Las Vegas.

The Los Angels Dodgers are going to be thin at the third base position when they start the the 2008 season later this month.  Andy LaRoche and Nomar Garciaparra were planned to battle it out for the starting job but now that is all up in the air.

First it was Garciaparra being hit with a pitch on the right wrist in the fourth inning in the game against the St. Louis Cardinals.  X-rays were negative and Garciaparra will be re-evaluated in a few days.

After Garciaparra was taken out of the game, LaRoche came in and on an attempted pickoff move from the catcher, the ball bounced off the runner and hit LaRoche in the thumb.  All that caused a torn ligament in the thumb that will require surgery and sideline LaRoche for eight to ten weeks!

Everyone better hope that Nomar stays healthy!