Delgado Could Miss Rest Of 2009 Season

Carlos Delgado we hardly knew ye.

The former All Star first baseman could have his 2009 season and his entire career come to a screeching halt after it was discovered that Delgado has a series of potentially career-threatening hip problems.

According to the New York Post, "Minaya said team doctors determined that Delgado has an impingement in his right hip, a small bone spur in the hip and a partial tear of an unspecified area of the hip.

"A hip impingement is a lack of space between the neck of the hip socket and its rim; it causes them to jam together when the hip is flexed. That can lead to labrum damage, as well as degenerative arthritis." (Hubbach, Mets Carlos Delgado May Miss Season).

The Mets are still holding out hope before they disable Delagdo. In the interim, the Mets will rely on Fernando Tatis and Dan Murphy to play first base. Many expect Murphy to be the long term answer at first, but if the Mets can get a proven first baseman via a trade with some pop in the bat, they probably will look into it. Then again, the Mets could keep Murphy at first and trade for a left fielder with some pop to replace Delgado's presence in the lineup.