"Is this the end of the year for Hanley Ramirez? The Marlins' shortstop felt more discomfort in a setback while on rehab with Single-A Jupiter. He had an MRI Wednesday and the rumors already have him undergoing season-ending surgery to correct his strained shoulder. We'll wait for a final prognosis until the results come in some time Thursday, but it's not good.

Surgery would put a bow on an epically poor season for a first-round pick. A little bit of bad luck, combined with a little bit of injury and some actual poor play resulted in his worst power numbers by far. With the position being so tough, his .243 10/20 season probably provided some non-negative value to his fantasy teams, but relative to his draft position… yeah. If it's minor surgery, call him a value pick in the third round next year. If it's major, let him drop a little further.

A few other players saw their seasons end on Wednesday. Michael Brantley finally had that season-ending wrist surgery, for one. J.D. Drew injured his middle finger while on rehab and will miss a few more games, but probably not the season. Carlos Quentin is actually taking light swings and his season might not be over either. Manny Acta thinks that Travis Hafner is NOT done for the year, but dude is still in a walking boot and has a history as a slow healer. You can drop him. Justin Morneau is having concussion symptoms again, oh my. He could be shut down any moment, it seems.

* Let's look at some more upbeat news, shall we? How about the callups that we can expect? It looks like Jesus Montero will be up on Thursday, and that is exciting news. Not only is Russell Martin's thumb (and knee) banged up, but Jorge Posada is already losing at-bats at designated hitter. That leaves something like three or four games a week for the youngster to make his mark. Not quite a full slate, but enough to be interesting in deeper leagues. He should be able to do something like a young Posada, maybe with a better batting average, right away. The Yankees also announced that thier young arms Manny Banuelos and Dellin Betances are not coming up when rosters expand, but let's focus on the positive. "