Greene’s Absence “Open-Ended”
SAN FRANCISCO — The Cardinals made an expected move when they placed shortstop Khalil Greene on the disabled list Friday for what one club source described as an “open-ended” period of time. Greene will be continue to be treated for social anxiety disorder.
“I think you have to look at that way right now,” said general manager John Mozeliak. “We’ll monitor the situation on a week-to-week basis and should have a better idea by the time his stay on the DL is up.”
The club activated outfielder Ryan Ludwick hours ago but, according to Mozeliak, does not have an imminent plan to recall shortstop Tyler Greene from Triple-A Memphis. For now Brendan Ryan will serve as the team’s predominant shortstop.
Today’s move follows a Wednesday morning conversation between Greene and manager Tony La Russa, who expressed concerns after watching Greene labor through Tuesday’s night’s 8-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Greene committed an error and went 0-for-3 with two walks. La Russa decided against starting him on Thursday as he originally had planned. Greene made a pinch-hit appearance in Thursday’s 3-2 Cardinals win and afterward declined comment about his status.
Greene remains with the club.
“I think after doing our due diligence talking to a number of doctors about his situation, this was the way to go,” Mozeliak said. “At this point I think it’s in everyone’s best interest, Khalil’s included.”
Green’s condition makes it incredibly difficult for him to handle pressure associated with the game. Coaches and teammates have voiced concern about his well-being. Greene last week admitted difficulty controlling his reactions to negative situations.
Following an encouraging spring training, Greene is hitting .200 with two home runs and 14 RBI in 105 at-bats and has committed a team-high seven errors.
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Hope all is well with Khalil…
I feel like the Padres didn’t look very closely at the situation. I wondered what was up with Khalil most of his time in SD… just didn’t seem well.
Best wishes to Khalil, he’s missed in SD.
That stinks. I had high hopes for him. Hopefully he can get that behind him and play some ball. He was a steal, in my opinion.
Good luck Kahlil!
I think this is best for Greene, one thing though , he should not travel with the team. I feel he should go home for a few weeks, talk to some dr’s and get his self together. It is like being at work but your not, he needs to get away, he wont be playing anyway and I think that will make him feel worse b/c he cant play and cant contribute to the team. Now he has time, get away and get what ever he needs to come back and be a better person and player.
My thoughts are with this young man. I have seen the challenges, first hand, of what anxiety disorders can do to a person. May he get the help he needs and come through this a stronger person.
poor guy. hope he gets it straightened out. i’ve dealt with similar social anxiety issues, though probably not to the extreme that khalil is and it is definitely tough to perform the basic day-to-day tasks. let alone perform live in front of tens of thousands of people
Beat this Khalil, and come back stronger! Best wishes to you.
joedirt–you can’t get paid. You don’t have the skill. I would feel the same as Khalil if I performed so poorly for getting paid so much. So here it is, Khalil: You have extraordinary talent that God gave you and you have spent your life improving upon. When you are my age you won’t be able to throw a baseball from short to first. Your back will ache if you bend over the plate. You’ll have to sit in the stands and wish you could do what the players are doing. You still have a chance to do what every kid in America wants to do. You probably have several years left. Don’t miss the chance. It’s that simple.
Guess you’ll just have to keep doing it for free buddy.
Bring him down here to Memphis where there is not as much pressure. I think it would be good for him to play while he is going through therapy. You need to have some success to get your confidence back. If he is really serious about getting better, the trip south might do him some good. He can take some time off and join the redbirds. He knows everybody on the team and I know they would do all they can to make him feel good about himself.