Victor Martinez for Playoffs?

Microfracture Surgery

What if Victor has his second surgery in six weeks and he can mount a comeback for the month of October?

The math lines up. Microfracture surgery would allow him back in a matter of a 6 to 12 months according to reports on Greg Oden's recovery on nba.com. If we shoot for the middle of this time, we are looking at recovery by September.

VMart will also be having an ACL surgery in March. People coming back from ACL surgeries have recovered in as low as 4.1 months. http://www.lowerextremityreview.com writes,

"A widely accepted guideline in the orthopedic community is that return to full sports competition should not be permitted until six months after an ACL reconstruction; however, a range between 4.1 to 8.1 months for return to sports has been reported."

Let's safely place Victor in the middle of this range as well, especially considering that he will have the best care that physical therapy can provide and the fact that he is in premier shape as a professional athlete. 

Feeling blue this winter.

If he has surgery in the beginning of March, this could place his full recovery, after six months of rehab at the beginning of September. This is possible.

Now the question becomes the following... Would it be better for the team to place him back in the lineup at this time? Especially considering the time it takes to get back into the rhythm of the highly rhythm oriented game of baseball.

There will be whispers of a return come June and a comeback in 2012 will definitely worth considering. I'm sure that the conversation will be rich as we approach October.