Crooked Pitch

It wasn’t much, but 22-percent of the fantasy baseball world felt that Mike Cameron was rosterable. He’s not any longer.

According to Amalie Benjamin of The Boston Globe, Cameron was sent to the disabled list on Monday his stay may be longer than 15 days.

Mike Cameron, who was scratched from yesterday’s lineup and sent to Massachusetts General Hospital, has been diagnosed with an abdominal tear near the attachment site of the abdominal muscle and the pelvis, according to a team source. The injury is a type of sports hernia, and will send Cameron to the disabled list, enabling the Sox to bring up a much-needed replacement.

Now that 22-percent of you need an outfielder, let me give you three options.

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If you haven’t heard just yet, uber-first base prospect Ike Davis has been called up by the New York Mets and is starting on Monday night.

Here’s a little buzz from the newsies:

Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com -

The 23-year-old left-handed hitter, rated the organization’s No. 4 prospect by Baseball America, has hit .364 with two homers and three doubles in 33 at-bats for Triple-A Buffalo this season.

The Mets’ 2008 first-round Draft pick (18th overall) impressed during Spring Training, batting .480 with three homers and 10 RBIs in just 12 games. He also hit .341 with four homers and 16 RBIs in 21 games in the Arizona Fall League and was named to the circuit’s All-Prospect Team.

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