Ryan may be ready by Opening Day
Brendan Ryan will take the first significant step forward on Monday in his rehabilitation from recent right wrist surgery.
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Archive for March 3rd, 2010
Players return to camp following illness
Four Cardinals players and a coach who had been struck by an internal illness returned to camp on Sunday. The ailment has swept through the Cards’ clubhouse.
Lopez did everything possible to return
Felipe Lopez worked out with his new team, even taking live batting practice on his first day in uniform on Saturday. A No. 8 Cardinals jersey awaited him when he arrived at the clubhouse at Roger Dean Stadium.
Several out due to illness on Saturday
Pitchers Blake Hawksworth and Kyle Lohse, infielder Skip Schumaker and Minor League catcher Robert Stock, as well as first-base coach Dave McKay, all came down with an internal illness on Saturday.
Cards formalize deal with infielder Lopez
The Cardinals have signed free-agent infielder Felipe Lopez to a one-year deal, the club announced, and he was scheduled to work out with the club on Saturday morning.
Bauman: Cards are favorites in NL Central
Though it didn’t translate to postseason success in 2009, the Cards again field a top-shelf team in ’10 and again look like the favorites in the National League Central.
Garcia a long shot for rotation spot
The Cardinals are hesitant to commit a starting-rotation job to 23-year-old left-hander Jaime Garcia, who’s impressed in the early going at camp, because of his health history.
Friday’s tidbits: Pujols, Lohse and more
It was another unusually cool, but still pleasant, day today in Jupiter. Temps started around 50 and got up into the 60s, but we had a little less wind today.
Grapefruit play brings choices for Cards
When the first Grapefruit League game for St. Louis gets under way at 12:10 p.m. CT at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Fla., Cards players will not only be competing against the guys in the other dugout. Several position battles will truly get rolling as well.
Timetable for Cards’ Ryan up in the air
A simple reading of the timetable for Brendan Ryan’s rehabilitation timetable from right wrist surgery goes something like this: Ryan wants to hurry back as quickly as possible, while the Cardinals want him to be cautious.
