DODGERS NOTEBOOK: HOCHEVAR PREPARED TO WALK.Byline: Tony Jackson
Anthony (Antonio) Jackson, best known as Tony Jackson Staff Writer Brian Hochevar, the father of Dodgers first-round draft pick Luke Hochevar Luke Anthony Hochevar (born September 15, 1983, and graduated from Fowler High School (Fowler, Colorado). While attending Fowler High School, he was the 2A Player of the Year (senior year). , said Thursday his son is fully prepared to begin attending classes in what would be his senior year at the University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. if no agreement is reached with the club in the hours that remain for the Dodgers to negotiate with him. ``We're just sitting around waiting, and we're ready to do whatever we have to do,'' the elder Hochevar said. ``I spoke to Luke for about two minutes (Thursday) just to say hello. But I don't have an answer for what's going to happen at this point.'' Classes began Wednesday at Tennessee. Brian Hochevar, reached at his home in Fowler, Colo., said he didn't know his son's class schedule or the deadline for him to attend classes without being dropped from the roll. Apparently, that ``drop-dead'' date is Monday, which means that, in effect, becomes the Dodgers' deadline for signing Hochevar. The Dodgers are believed to have offered Hochevar a $2.5 million signing bonus A signing bonus or sign-on bonus is a sum of money paid to a new employee by a company as an incentive to join that company. These are often given as a way of making a compensation package more attractive to the employee e.g. if the annual salary is lower than they desire. , which is far short of the $4 million Hochevar is believed to be seeking, and neither side has budged from its number. Arguably the top college pitcher in this year's draft, Hochevar is being advised by notorious hardball agent Scott Boras Scott Boras (b. November 2, 1952 in California) is a sports agent for professional baseball players. He is the president of Scott Boras Corporation, which holds its headquarters in Newport Beach, California. . There were talks Thursday, and they are expected to continue today. ``(But) there was no real significance,'' Dodgers scouting director Logan White said. ``We're just in wait-and-see mode.'' --Still hurting: Dodgers shortstop Cesar Izturis will undergo an MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. today to determine the cause of persistent soreness in his lower back, which seems to be related to the soreness in his right hamstring. Izturis remained out of the lineup Thursday, the third consecutive game he has missed with the injury. Neither Izturis nor manager Jim Tracy
``Right now, it's pretty bad,'' Izturis said. ``I can't even bend over for groundballs. Hopefully, I won't be out for a while.'' Tracy wouldn't speculate until after the MRI results are known. --Roster move: The Dodgers placed center fielder Milton Bradley on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with what is believed to be a season-ending tear of the patellar patellar of or pertaining to the patella. patellar cartilage a cartilaginous process borne on the medial side of the patella of horses and cattle. tendon in his left knee and recalled infielder Mike Edwards from Triple-A Las Vegas. Bradley will go to Cincinnati sometime this week to get a second opinion from Dr. Tim Kremchek, the Reds' medical director, before deciding whether to have surgery. |
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