MIAMI \u2014 Given a choice of season-ending right hamstring surgery or rehabbing with the outside chance of returning this year, Houston Astros third baseman Isaac Paredes opted to avoid an operation and will rehab the \u201csignificant\u201d strain he sustained last month.<\/p>\n
Paredes received a platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection and, according to Astros general manager Dana Brown, must undergo a \u201clong period of letting it rest before he can start any type of exercises.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn his whole opinion on this, he wants to work hard to try and get back this season,\u201d Brown said before Monday\u2019s game against the Miami Marlins. \u201cOf course, he\u2019s going to dedicate himself to getting back.\u201d<\/p>\n
A shrinking calendar and suddenly crowded infield cast some serious doubt on Paredes\u2019 plan, but Brown reiterated it was the player\u2019s preferred course of action. Houston plays its 113th game of a 162-game season on Monday and has less than two months left in its regular season.<\/p>\n
Paredes, an American League All-Star, has already missed the Astros\u2019 last 15 games after sustaining the injury on July 19 in Seattle. His 19 home runs are still the most of any Astro and he trails just shortstop Jeremy Pe\u00f1a for the team\u2019s highest OPS.<\/p>\n
Paredes sought multiple opinions on the injury, Brown said, some of which included undergoing a surgery that could carry a recovery time of \u201csix months plus,\u201d according to Brown. It\u2019s unclear how Paredes\u2019 decision to rehab may impact his availability for spring training or next season, should he not be able to return this year.<\/p>\n
Already bracing for Paredes\u2019 lengthy absence, the Astros acquired both Carlos Correa and Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas during last week\u2019s trade deadline in an effort to bolster third base.<\/p>\n
Correa, a shortstop throughout his career, has switched positions and is now the Astros\u2019 primary third baseman. If Paredes were to somehow return this season, it\u2019s unclear where he would even fit on this new-look roster.<\/p>\n
Evaluators both inside and outside of the Astros\u2019 organization have long insisted Paredes would struggle playing second base on an everyday basis. Doing so after such a significant injury \u2014 with ostensibly little time to learn the position \u2014 seems, at best, far-fetched.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat would be a good problem to have,\u201d Brown said of Paredes\u2019 potential fit on Houston\u2019s 2025 roster. \u201cWe will cross that bridge if we get there, but I would say that we have multiple infielders that can play multiple positions and that\u2019s very helpful. That would be a good decision to have to make if he comes back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brown declined to specify the grade of strain Paredes suffered, only reiterating that \u201cit was significant and it was enough that it could require surgery if he wanted it.\u201d That he opted against it prompted positivity from Brown.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m optimistic because he\u2019s dedicated to coming back from this severe hamstring strain,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThat gives me some optimism. I think he is watching what\u2019s going on here and he wants to be a part of it. I think he\u2019s going to work his tail off to try and get back.\u201d<\/p>\n
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