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Rafael Furcal Not Retiring

By Tim Dierkes | April 12, 2011 at 1:06pm CDT

1:06pm: Furcal's agent Paul Kinzer ended the retirement talk, telling Yahoo's Tim Brown, "He'll be back.  He's just frustrated" (Twitter link).

7:34am: Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal broke his thumb last night, and MLB.com's Ken Gurnick has his postgame reaction:

"I think about retiring if I'm not healthy. I feel so good with my back, now this — what do you think I am thinking?"

The recovery time could be four to six weeks, but Gurnick says Furcal will see a hand specialist today.  Most likely, the 33-year-old shortstop was just emotional in the aftermath of yet another injury.  He'll probably be talked out of the retirement idea by Dodgers teammates and management as well as his agent.

Furcal's contract, signed in December of 2008 amid all kinds of drama, calls for a $12MM salary this year.  He also has a 2012 option for the same salary that vests with 600 plate appearances, which is no longer possible.

Most teams would suffer a major downgrade if they lost their starting shortstop, and the Dodgers are no exception.  Steve Dilbeck of the L.A. Times runs through the team's internal options.

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  1. BlueSkyLA

    10 years ago

    I wouldn’t read anything into his postgame comment except frustration.

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  2. Gumby65

    10 years ago

    I wanted to say Furcal was venting and had a “knee jerk” reaction, but if I really type that, he will be out 1 week after he comes back with a torn meniscus.

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    • BlueSkyLA

      10 years ago

      Yeah, so thanks a lot for that. ;)

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    • neoncactus

      10 years ago

      So you’re the one who jinxed Bynum!

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  3. Rick Garcia

    10 years ago

    In other words, Furcal is not “pulling a”Manny”

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  4. Ethanator99

    10 years ago

    So how is his D nowdays?

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    • hoagiebuchanan

      10 years ago

      Unintentional LOL

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  5. bleedDODGERblue

    10 years ago

    Is this Dee Gordon’s big oppurtunity?

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    • jwredsox

      10 years ago

      Opportunity to prove he’s overrated? Yes it is

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  6. Gumby65

    10 years ago

    Dee Gordon has a good 2 years and about 15 pounds to go…

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    • BlueSkyLA

      10 years ago

      Gordon is a work in progress, at best. In his last full year at double-A he committed 37 errors in 133 games. He’s already committed four in five games at Albuquerque. Better Juan Castro than Dee Gordon at this point.

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      • Gumby65

        10 years ago

        Agree especially on Castro. Would rather see him up, and Ivan DeJesus getting his AB’s at ALB rather than not getting enough of them with the big club.

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  7. umair56

    10 years ago

    Poor guy… having to take a 4-6 week paid vacation from a $12 salary job. I can really relate.

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    • JacksTigers

      10 years ago

      The ignorance of this comment is ridiculous.

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  8. grownice

    10 years ago

    Talk about a “Lucky Break” for the Dodgers.

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  9. MannyBeingMVP

    10 years ago

    Furcal is not waling away from his $12 million this year d he w play next year if he is healthy at the start of the season. I do see him retiring within 2-3 more years. For now, I think it will be a mixture of Blake at 3B, Jamey at ss, and Juan at 2B and on other days Ivan at 2B, Jamey at SS, and Juan at 3B. The Dodgers this year will go as far as their pitching takes them, and the starting rotation should be fine. Kemp is off to a great start. If Loney can regain his 2009 form of .290-10-80 that would help a little, too.

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