February 27, 2008
Two Week Vacation
The Rays sidelined Scott Kazmir for two weeks.
"It was just a little scary because I never felt it before," Kazmir said, according to the Times. "But after I talked with [team trainer Ron Porterfield] and everything and we did some of the strength tests, I felt confident it would be all right."
It's probably a good thing he didn't try to pitch through the discomfort. Missing two weeks in March is better than two months in the summer.
Update: It looks like the ESPN article was incomplete. The Heater explains the injury will force Kazmir to miss the start of the season:
"Relatively speaking, it is good news,'' Friedman said.
Friedman said the Rays would not put a specific timetable on Kazmir's return, but it sounds as if they expect him "at most" to miss only a few regular-season starts. The Times reported Wednesday that Kazmir is unlikely to make his expected opening day start and expected to miss about two weeks.
"I expect it would be two weeks at least until he is throwing to a hitter,'' Friedman said.
Friedman said an MRI and examination by Dr. Koco Eaton showed that "the nerves, the tendons, the ligaments, everything's intact.''
So it will be two weeks before he starts throwing, then he needs to take time to rebuild his arm strength.
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