DODGERS NOTEBOOK: TIME NOT ON SCHMIDT'S SIDE.Byline: Tony Jackson
Anthony (Antonio) Jackson, best known as Tony Jackson Staff Writer DETROIT -- Dodgers right-hander Jason Schmidt Jason David Schmidt (born January 29, 1973 in Lewiston, Idaho) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. On December 6, 2006 he, signed with the LA Dodgers,and received a three-year, $47 million contract. still isn't ready to begin the second phase of his minor- league rehabilitation assignment, something he had hoped to do sometime before the team returns home from its nine-game trip Thursday. The decision to hold him back has less to do with his health than with the fact the rehab is limited to 30 days. "He just came in uncomfortable," Dodgers manager Joe Torre  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. said. "The only thing I can rationalize it with is it's
a product of what he went through (arthroscopic shoulder surgery). We
have invested all this time, so we certainly want him to be as good as
he can be (before he begins a rehab)."
Monday will mark the one-year anniversary of the last time Schmidt pitched in a major-league game. He began a rehab assignment last month, but it became apparent early on the 30 days wouldn't be sufficient for getting him ready to face big- league hitters in an actual game. Conveniently, though, Schmidt was hit in the calf by a line drive in his last start for Single-A Inland Empire In·land Empire A region of the northwest United States between the Cascade Range and the Rocky Mountains, comprising eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, northern Idaho, and western Montana. Farming, lumbering, and mining are important to the area. , and although that was in no way serious, it was serious enough that the league office gave the Dodgers permission to declare that Schmidt had "injured" his calf, allowing them to re-start the clock on his rehab. When they actually will re-start it is anyone's guess. "I talked to (trainer) Stan (Conte), and he said they're going to go slow," Torre said. "Until (Schmidt) is comfortable, we're not going to start the clock." On track Although Torre didn't deny a published report shortstop Rafael Furcal Rafael Antoni Furcal[1] (born August 24, 1977 in Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic),[2] nicknamed "Fookie", is a shortstop in Major League Baseball who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. has a bulging disc in his lower back, Torre did deny the revelation in any way changes Furcal's prognosis. Although Furcal furcal /fur·cal/ (fur´k'l) shaped like a fork; forked. fur·cal adj. Forked. furcal forked. has been shut down from all baseball activity until further notice, he apparently remains on track to begin a minor-league rehab assignment, probably with Triple-A Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , in about 10days. After that, he would be activated around the second week of July if he has no setbacks. "I haven't heard anything other than that," Torre said. "But I'm also not going to believe it until I watch him do baseball stuff." Garciaparra ready Dodgers infielder Nomar Garciaparra Anthony Nomar Garciaparra[1] (born July 23, 1973, in Whittier, California) is a Mexican-American baseball player who currently plays third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers. (left calf) is expected to start his own rehab assignment Tuesday with Las Vegas against Tacoma. He is expected to play shortstop, his original position in the majors, so he can fill in for Furcal until he returns. "We'll watch and see what happens," Torre said. "He really hasn't done a lot of running. He has to do a little more running before we know it's totally OK." |
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