Maxwell out with a wrist injury

Nats hitting prospect Justin Maxwell suffered another set back today. The 24 year old Harrisburg outfielder will be out for at least a month following yet another wrist injury. He had missed the previous week as a precaution, but after playing again yesterday it was clear the problem is still there. The Nationals feel there may be some ligament damage.

Injuries have been the story throughout Maxwell’s young professional career. In his last year of collegiate ball at the University of Maryland, Maxwell broke his arm causing him to miss most of the season. This kept him out of the first round of the Draft despite his tremendous talent. In his first year with the Nationals farm system he was out with a toe injury. Nearly a year later Maxwell would again lose significant time with an oblique injury caused by sneezing.

There are some players who are just damned with injuries, hopefully for the Nats Maxwell's problem is it’s just a string of bad luck. However if you look at some players like Nomar Garciaparra, Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Escobar, or Mark Prior, some just aren’t meant to stay healthy for a long period of time. This would be a shame if Maxwell was one of these players. His talent set is incredible and he has the ability to be the kind of franchise outfielder the Nats truly need.