Things could not have looked better for Jeff Keppinger as he entered the free agent market, He just had a breakout season after batting a career high.325 for the Rays.

Now after suffering a broken right fibula, after falling down some stairs at his home. It may hinder him from recieving as many looks from other teams as possible. It is a small break in the calf, and has been repaired surgically.

Interested teams have been perusing medical reports, while Keppinger's agent Keith Grunewald and Keppinger hopes to be ready by mid-january and certainly by the start of spring training.