Rays' Crawford out 6-8 weeks

After getting the news that Crawford will hit the 15 Day DL on Sunday, and that Evan Longoria will hit the DL with a fractured wrist on Monday, the Rays' have received the news that Carl Crawford's right hand injury will require surgery, restraining him from MLB action for 6-8 weeks.

Crawford's surgery will occur on Thursday, and will likely, though not absolutely, miss the rest of the regular season. The Regular season's final series for the Rays will begin on September 28th in Detroit, which is the 6 week mark since Crawford's surgery Thursday.

Crawford will most likely be available for any post-season action, if needed, as they currently Lead the AL East by 3 games over Boston, and 8.5 games ahead of New York. Boston does however lead the AL Wildcard chase by 2 games, so if the Sawx do catch the Rays, the Rays may be able to win the Wildcard.

Rumors:
In need of an outfielder evident throughout the season, and with Crawford hitting the shelf for likely the rest of the season, there have been rumors afloat of the Rays looking into acquiring different outfielders; The list includes, but is not limited to, Raul Ibanez, Shannon Stewart, Kenny Lofton, Gary Sheffield, oh yeah, and one more, you may have heard of him, Barry Bonds.