Rivera considering shoulder surgery, should be ok for 09

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is considering shoulder surgery on what is describe as a “minor injury” by Yankees manager Joe Girardi. Although this may seem like a problem for Rivera owners who are looking to keep him (like me) it really isn’t. Rivera is old, but he also has an extremely consistant track record of staying healthy and making a late season DL stint. If you have him on your team and you need a few saves the last week you might be in trouble, but if you are in a race this late its a crap shoot anyway. A final decision should come on Monday.