Perez out for three months

Not all has run smoothly in spring training, and now the Rays have lost their first choice to play center field if B.J. Upton isn't ready to start the season.
Speedy Fernando Perez, reports Tampa Bay Online, injured while diving for a line drive in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against Toronto, has a dislocated left wrist and will miss about three months, the club said Thursday.
"I don't think it's going to trigger another move," Rays executive vice president Andrew Friedman said. "We are fortunate that we have depth. That said, I'm starting to think there's no such thing as depth; there's only lack of depth."
The Rays have a fair number of options. Newcomer Gabe Kapler and utility man Ben Zobrist can play center. Matt Joyce, who is fighting tendinitis, and Justin Ruggiano provide additional outfield depth.
There is a chance that Upton, who had surgery in November to repair the labrum in his non-throwing shoulder, will be ready.
Perez said he was using a slightly longer glove, which he liked better for fielding ground balls, and that he caught it on the ground while attempting a play he has routinely made without incident. That caused his wrist to snap.
Manager Joe Maddon was quick to point out that the team's first significant injury of 2009 could have been worse. But a clean break probably would have healed in about a month because it wouldn't have had the ligament involvement.