Notes: Counsell has MRI on shoulder
02/28/2006
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Diamondbacks shortstop Craig Counsell underwent an MRI on his sore right shoulder Tuesday and is expected to sit out the next few days of camp.
"I don't know anything yet," Counsell said late Tuesday afternoon.
"My feeling is it's just some tendinitis," manager Bob Melvin said. "But they're going to give an MRI just to see what's in there and give him some piece of mind. Hopefully that goes well and he'll be a few days behind."
Melvin said that Counsell tweaked the shoulder doing some one-armed swinging prior to camp and that his biggest problem came when trying to get the shoulder loose for throwing.
"We want to make sure we take care of that," Melvin said.
Wheelin' and dealin': The D-Backs sent reliever Jason Bulger to the Angels in exchange for second baseman Alberto Callaspo.
Callaspo, 22, was recently ranked by Baseball America as the eighth-best prospect in the talent-laden Angels system. Originally a shortstop, he was moved to second because of the presence of Erick Aybar and was expendable because the Angels are loaded with middle infield prospects such as Howie Kendrick and Brandon Wood.
"A guy we liked," Arizona general manager Josh Byrnes said. "A middle-of-the-field player who can potentially play both sides of the base and give you offense and defense in the middle of the field, which is something we're always trying to find."
A switch-hitter, Callaspo split time between two levels of the Angels system last year, hitting .297 in 89 games in Double-A and compiling a .316 mark in Triple-A. Though he doesn't walk much, he also doesn't strike out often. For the past two seasons he's been the toughest player in the Minor Leagues to strike out, fanning just once per 20.4 plate appearances last year.
Callaspo will likely start the year with Triple-A Tucson.
"We're starting to have a crowded middle infield with guys like [Alex] Cintron, Counsell and [Orlando] Hudson, [Damion] Easley, [Andy] Green and then [Stephen] Drew and Callaspo," Byrnes said. "That group will encompass Triple-A and the big leagues, so we'll see how it all shakes out."
Melvin sat with Bulger on a golf cart during the workout after the right-hander was given the news. The 27-year-old was Arizona's first pick (22nd overall) in the first round of the 2001 First-Year Player Draft. Melvin could relate to Bulger's situation, as he was a first-round pick of the Tigers in 1981 and was dealt in 1986 after having appeared in 41 games for Detroit the year before. Bulger was 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA in nine relief appearances for Arizona last year and was 3-6 with a 3.54 ERA in 56 relief outings for Triple-A Tucson.
"I just tried to share my experiences with him," Melvin said. "One thing I wanted to impress upon him is it's not that we didn't want you. There was another team that wanted you very badly. That's the way he has to look at it. He was crushed and I don't blame him. He's a great kid, very respectful kid; everybody here liked him, the coaching staff liked him. It's tough for us, too, but we're bringing in a guy that we wanted and they're getting a guy that they wanted."
Medders update: Reliever Brandon Medders, who has been bothered by pain in his lower right scapula was examined by team physician Michael Lee and had an MRI taken Tuesday that showed no structural damage.
"He said it was probably just a strained muscle group back there," Medders said. "He gave me a [cortisone] shot, told me to rest for a couple of days, and in another week or so, I should be ready to go."
Medders suffered the injury the day before the first pitchers and catchers workout while getting in some extra work at the team's Minor League complex. It has prevented him from throwing off the mound, and it remains to be seen if the setback will affect whether or not he's able to start the season on time.
"Hopefully, it's going to feel good after a couple of days," Medders said. "I'm disappointed that I'm going to miss some more practice, but hopefully, I'm ready for the season."
Arriving: The Diamondbacks expect pitcher Tony Pena to be in camp Friday. The right-hander is the only player who has not yet reported to camp, thanks to visa problems in his native Dominican Republic.
Departing: Starter Miguel Batista will pitch for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. The right-hander will start the Cactus League opener Thursday before departing for Florida to prepare for the Classic.
Batista said he was told he will pitch in the Dominican team's opening game against Venezuela. He will follow the Angels' Bartolo Colon in that game.
Other D-Backs participating in the Classic include catcher Juan Brito (Dominican Republic), Cintron (Puerto Rico) and pitcher Edgar Gonzalez (Mexico).
Pitching schedule: Right-hander Russ Ortiz will follow Batista in Thursday's opener. Randy Choate, Doug Slaten, Brian Bruney and Casey Daigle are also scheduled to pitch.
Brandon Webb will start Friday and be followed by Brad Halsey, Jason Grimsley, Felix Heredia, Jose Valverde, Mike Koplove and Greg Aquino.
Orlando Hernandez will start Saturday's early game with Claudio Vargas facing Team Mexico that evening.
Source: http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Diamondbacks shortstop Craig Counsell underwent an MRI on his sore right shoulder Tuesday and is expected to sit out the next few days of camp.
"I don't know anything yet," Counsell said late Tuesday afternoon.
"My feeling is it's just some tendinitis," manager Bob Melvin said. "But they're going to give an MRI just to see what's in there and give him some piece of mind. Hopefully that goes well and he'll be a few days behind."
Melvin said that Counsell tweaked the shoulder doing some one-armed swinging prior to camp and that his biggest problem came when trying to get the shoulder loose for throwing.
"We want to make sure we take care of that," Melvin said.
Wheelin' and dealin': The D-Backs sent reliever Jason Bulger to the Angels in exchange for second baseman Alberto Callaspo.
Callaspo, 22, was recently ranked by Baseball America as the eighth-best prospect in the talent-laden Angels system. Originally a shortstop, he was moved to second because of the presence of Erick Aybar and was expendable because the Angels are loaded with middle infield prospects such as Howie Kendrick and Brandon Wood.
"A guy we liked," Arizona general manager Josh Byrnes said. "A middle-of-the-field player who can potentially play both sides of the base and give you offense and defense in the middle of the field, which is something we're always trying to find."
A switch-hitter, Callaspo split time between two levels of the Angels system last year, hitting .297 in 89 games in Double-A and compiling a .316 mark in Triple-A. Though he doesn't walk much, he also doesn't strike out often. For the past two seasons he's been the toughest player in the Minor Leagues to strike out, fanning just once per 20.4 plate appearances last year.
Callaspo will likely start the year with Triple-A Tucson.
"We're starting to have a crowded middle infield with guys like [Alex] Cintron, Counsell and [Orlando] Hudson, [Damion] Easley, [Andy] Green and then [Stephen] Drew and Callaspo," Byrnes said. "That group will encompass Triple-A and the big leagues, so we'll see how it all shakes out."
Melvin sat with Bulger on a golf cart during the workout after the right-hander was given the news. The 27-year-old was Arizona's first pick (22nd overall) in the first round of the 2001 First-Year Player Draft. Melvin could relate to Bulger's situation, as he was a first-round pick of the Tigers in 1981 and was dealt in 1986 after having appeared in 41 games for Detroit the year before. Bulger was 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA in nine relief appearances for Arizona last year and was 3-6 with a 3.54 ERA in 56 relief outings for Triple-A Tucson.
"I just tried to share my experiences with him," Melvin said. "One thing I wanted to impress upon him is it's not that we didn't want you. There was another team that wanted you very badly. That's the way he has to look at it. He was crushed and I don't blame him. He's a great kid, very respectful kid; everybody here liked him, the coaching staff liked him. It's tough for us, too, but we're bringing in a guy that we wanted and they're getting a guy that they wanted."
Medders update: Reliever Brandon Medders, who has been bothered by pain in his lower right scapula was examined by team physician Michael Lee and had an MRI taken Tuesday that showed no structural damage.
"He said it was probably just a strained muscle group back there," Medders said. "He gave me a [cortisone] shot, told me to rest for a couple of days, and in another week or so, I should be ready to go."
Medders suffered the injury the day before the first pitchers and catchers workout while getting in some extra work at the team's Minor League complex. It has prevented him from throwing off the mound, and it remains to be seen if the setback will affect whether or not he's able to start the season on time.
"Hopefully, it's going to feel good after a couple of days," Medders said. "I'm disappointed that I'm going to miss some more practice, but hopefully, I'm ready for the season."
Arriving: The Diamondbacks expect pitcher Tony Pena to be in camp Friday. The right-hander is the only player who has not yet reported to camp, thanks to visa problems in his native Dominican Republic.
Departing: Starter Miguel Batista will pitch for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. The right-hander will start the Cactus League opener Thursday before departing for Florida to prepare for the Classic.
Batista said he was told he will pitch in the Dominican team's opening game against Venezuela. He will follow the Angels' Bartolo Colon in that game.
Other D-Backs participating in the Classic include catcher Juan Brito (Dominican Republic), Cintron (Puerto Rico) and pitcher Edgar Gonzalez (Mexico).
Pitching schedule: Right-hander Russ Ortiz will follow Batista in Thursday's opener. Randy Choate, Doug Slaten, Brian Bruney and Casey Daigle are also scheduled to pitch.
Brandon Webb will start Friday and be followed by Brad Halsey, Jason Grimsley, Felix Heredia, Jose Valverde, Mike Koplove and Greg Aquino.
Orlando Hernandez will start Saturday's early game with Claudio Vargas facing Team Mexico that evening.
Source: http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/
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