Just a few injury-related tidbits for today...
- Matt Capps will likely return to the Pirates and be available for Saturday's game, barring setbacks. The plan is for him to play catch tomorrow (doesn't that sound so Little League-esque), then throw off a mound on Friday, in preparation for Saturday. Capps owners will want to check for updates, but tentatively plan on having him back on Saturday.
- Travis Hafner got good news from Dr. James Andrews today when he visited the famed surgeon in Alabama. According to Andrews, the shoulder soreness that Hafner is experiencing is nothing more than residual soreness from the surgery he had, and he thinks that Hafner should be able to resume baseball activities around the time he's eligible to come off the DL, which is May 14. Hafner owners, exhale, at least for the moment.
- Derrek Lee was out of the lineup for today's game due to the bulging disc injury he has in his neck; recall that the same injury kept Lee out of the lineup for two games last week. Lee could miss another game or two, and even though he says he won't end up on the DL, you never know. Lee owners in leagues with daily moves should tentatively have him out of their lineups for tomorrow at this point, but you'll want to check back to make sure.
- Brett Anderson is going to miss his scheduled start on Saturday against Toronto, due to a blister on his finger, but the good news is that this shouldn't require a DL stint and he's likely to just miss the one turn in the rotation. Sean Gallagher will try to smash watermelons in Anderson's place on Saturday, though he is not a good option against the red-hot Blue Jay offense.
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