Kinsler, who has been on the disabled list since Aug. 18, will have the operation next week in Dallas and the recovery time is four to six weeks. The All-Star second sacker was batting .319 with 71 RBIs and 26 steals before the injury. He will be ready for Spring Training.
News: Texas Rangers All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler will have season-ending surgery to repair a sports hernia. A first-time All-Star this year, Kinsler hit .319 with 18 homers, 71 RBI, 41 doubles and 26 steals in 121 games.
Analysis: Kinsler last played Aug. 17, and an MRI the following day revealed the injury. He was hopeful of avoiding surgery and possibly playing again this season, but he remains sore and the Rangers said Friday he will have surgery next week. It's now officially safe to cut ties with the Fantasy stud, who will likely be selected in the first few rounds in all leagues next season due to the success he had this year. His numbers, for a middle infielder, are elite. Joaquin Arias has been starting in his place of late and is possibly as suitable a replacement option as there is off the waiver wire in most leagues. Arias is leading off for the Rangers and hits for decent average without any of the power
Ian Kinsler had hoped to return next week to the playing field, but instead he will undergo surgery for his sports hernia thereby ending his 2008 season, according to the Dallas Morning News. "The doctor said the progress I was making just wasn't significant enough and if you don't have surgery for this, it's something you are always going to be dealing with," Kinsler said. "It's the only option."Kinsler will have the surgery on September 11th, a rather unsatisfactory ending to what was shaping up to be a truly historic season. Kinsler finishes the year hitting .319-18-71-102-26, a truly spectacular performance. However, this is the third straight year in which the second baseman has missed at least a month of action. He should be fine by the start of next year as the typical recovery time for this procedure is two months. Joaquin Arias figures to fill in at second base.
Ian Kinsler will undergo season-ending surgery for his sports hernia. Kinsler was supposed to be back next week, but he was still feeling soreness when he tried to run. "The doctor said the progress I was making just wasn't significant enough and if you don't have surgery for this, it's something you are always going to be dealing with," Kinsler said. "It's the only option." Joaquin Arias will likely play second for the rest of the year, giving him minimal value in AL-only leagues.Source: Dallas Morning News Related: Joaquin Arias
Ian Kinsler had hoped to return next week to the playing field, but instead he will undergo surgery for his sports hernia thereby ending his 2008 season, according to the Dallas Morning News. "The doctor said the progress I was making just wasn't significant enough and if you don't have surgery for this, it's something you are always going to be dealing with," Kinsler said. "It's the only option."Kinsler will have the surgery on September 11th, a rather unsatisfactory ending to what was shaping up to be a truly historic season. Kinsler finishes the year hitting .319-18-71-102-26, a truly spectacular performance. However, this is the third straight year in which the second baseman has missed at least a month of action. He should be fine by the start of next year as the typical recovery time for this procedure is two months.
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Status: D.L.. Out for the season
Ian Kinsler will undergo season-ending surgery for his sports hernia. Kinsler was supposed to be back next week, but he was still feeling soreness when he tried to run. "The doctor said the progress I was making just wasn't significant enough and if you don't have surgery for this, it's something you are always going to be dealing with," Kinsler said. "It's the only option." Joaquin Arias will likely play second for the rest of the year, giving him minimal value in AL-only leagues.
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| Differential |
| 1 | August 17 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 6 |
| 2 | August 16 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 |
| 3 | August 15 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 9 |
| 4 | August 13 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 5 |
| 5 | August 12 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 1 |
| 6 | August 10 08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 | 0 |
| 7 | August 09 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 7 |
| 8 | August 07 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 |
| 9 | August 06 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 5 |
| 10 | August 05 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 |
| 11 | August 04 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 8 |
| 12 | August 03 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 5 |
| 13 | August 02 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 |
| 14 | August 01 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 5 |
| 15 | July 31 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 5 |
| 16 | July 30 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 8 |
| 17 | July 29 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 |
| 18 | July 28 08 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 0 |
| 19 | July 27 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 6 |
| 20 | July 26 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 8 |
| 21 | July 25 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 5 |
| 22 | July 23 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 7 |
| 23 | July 22 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 10 |
| 24 | July 21 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 11 |
| 25 | July 20 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 10 |
| 26 | July 19 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 27 | July 18 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 |
| 28 | July 17 08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 3 |
| 29 | July 17 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.00 | 13 |
| 30 | July 13 08 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 5 |
| 31 | July 12 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 |
| 32 | July 11 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 11 |
| 33 | July 09 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 34 | July 08 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 8 |
| 35 | July 07 08 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 1 |
| 36 | July 06 08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 8 |
| 37 | July 05 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11.00 | 1 |
| 38 | July 04 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 9 |
| 39 | July 02 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 13 |
| 40 | July 01 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12.00 | 0 |
| 41 | June 30 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 13 |
| 42 | June 29 08 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 | 5 |
| 43 | June 28 08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 6 |
| 44 | June 27 08 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15.00 | 0 |
| 45 | June 26 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 5 |
| 46 | June 25 08 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 4 |
| 47 | June 24 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 8 |
| 48 | June 22 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
| 49 | June 21 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10.00 | 0 |
| 50 | June 20 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | 7 |
| 51 | June 19 08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.00 | 2 |
| 52 | June 18 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 10 |
| 53 | June 17 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 9 |
| 54 | June 15 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 55 | June 15 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| 56 | June 13 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 57 | June 12 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 |
| 58 | June 11 08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 4 |
| 59 | June 10 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 10 |
| 60 | June 08 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 8 |
| 61 | June 07 08 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 3 |
| 62 | June 06 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
| 63 | June 05 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 9 |
| 64 | June 04 08 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 4 |
| 65 | June 03 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | 7 |
| 66 | June 02 08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 5 |
| 67 | June 01 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 9 |
| 68 | May 31 08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 3 |
| 69 | May 30 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 7 |
| 70 | May 28 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 8 |
| 71 | May 27 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 |
| 72 | May 26 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 8 |
| 73 | May 25 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 8 |
| 74 | May 24 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 9 |
| 75 | May 23 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 4 |
| 76 | May 22 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | 3 |
| 77 | May 21 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 2 |
| 78 | May 20 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 8 |
| 79 | May 19 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 5 |
| 80 | May 18 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 9 |
| 81 | May 17 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.00 | 2 |
| 82 | May 16 08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12.00 | 0 |
| 83 | May 14 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 |
| 84 | May 13 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 2 |
| 85 | May 11 08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 |
| 86 | May 10 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 7 |
| 87 | May 09 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | 2 |
| 88 | May 08 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| 89 | May 07 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 9 |
| 90 | May 06 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 3 |
| 91 | May 05 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 |
| 92 | May 02 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 12 |
| 93 | May 01 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 |
| 94 | April 30 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | 7 |
| 95 | April 29 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 |
| 96 | April 27 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 11 |
| 97 | April 26 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 9 |
| 98 | April 25 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 7 |
| 99 | April 23 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 |
| 100 | April 22 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 10 |
| 101 | April 21 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 9 |
| 102 | April 20 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 10 |
| 103 | April 19 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 6 |
| 104 | April 18 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | 4 |
| 105 | April 17 08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
| 106 | April 16 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 4 |
| 107 | April 15 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 7 |
| 108 | April 14 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 |
| 109 | April 13 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 5 |
| 110 | April 12 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 6 |
| 111 | April 11 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 5 |
| 112 | April 10 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | 4 |
| 113 | April 08 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 8 |
| 114 | April 06 08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 4 |
| 115 | April 05 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 116 | April 04 08 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 6 |
| 117 | April 02 08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 7 |
| 118 | April 01 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 6 |
| 119 | March 31 08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 8 |
| Totals: | 100 | 41 | 4 | 18 | 101 | 70 | 26 | 43 | 532.00 | |
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ESPN - 64 days 5 hours 8 minutes ago
Kinsler has been great the first half, he can not and will not keep this up all season. He also has a history of injury. Sell High!
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