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After speaking to the Reds team doctor, Jorge Posada is going to attempt to rehab his shoulder with rest. Posada will rest his shoulder for 10 more days of doing nothing before testing it again by throwing and hitting.

If everything goes as planned, Posada will continue to build up the strength in his shoulder and will return in June. If not, Posada will talk about having surgery on his shoulder.

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The Marlins have placed Josh Willingham on the disabled list with back stiffness. They called Brett Carroll up from Triple-A to take his roster spot.

It seems that the Marlins are going to go with Luis Gonzalez in left field until Willingham gets back. Gonzalez is in the lineup tonight.

The Marlins also made a lineup change for tonight’s game, dropping Hanley Ramirez into the third spot in the order.  Alfredo Amezaga and Jeremy Hermida are batting in front of Ramirez.

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Yovani Gallardo was involved in a collision yesterday afternoon with the Cubs’ Reed Johnson and it may have cost him his season.

Gallardo hurt himself yesterday trying to jump over Johnson as Johnson was trying to beat the first baseman to the bag on a bunt play. Gallardo appeared to have been seriously injured in the collision but got up and shook the injury off and went out to pitch another inning.

After being examined back in Milwaukee, it turns out that Gallardo has torn the ACL in his right knee and may be done for the year. The team will wait until the swelling in his knee goes down before making any decisions on surgery.

Gallardo missed the first three weeks of the season because of surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee.

The team has already placed Gallardo on the disabled list and recalled Dave Bush from Triple-A to replace him.

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Dmitri Young “experienced a sudden and dramatic breakthrough for his sprained lower back” after receiving a massage from the team’s massage therapist.

Young will now report to extended spring training on Sunday but still has no timetable for his return.

Young was taking batting practice prior to Wednesday’s game and the pain in his back and hip became so much of a hindrance that he had to cut his batting practice session short. During the game, he worked with the massage therapist and suddenly felt better.

The problem now is that Young has allowed Nick Johnson to play long enough at a high enough level that Young will likely only return to a bench role.

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The Brewers have finally made the decision to designate Derrick Turnbow for assignment. Turnbow hasn’t been happy about being delegated to a mop-up role in the bullpen and the latest appearance in such a role didn’t go well for the right hander.

Turnbow is 0-1 with a 15.63 ERA on the season. In just 6.1 innings pitched, Turnbow has given up 12 hits and 13 walks.

The Brewers will now have ten days to trade, release or place Turnbow on waivers in an attempt to pass him through to Triple-A. The Brewers will be on the hook for what’s left on Turnbow’s $3.2 million salary.

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Philip Hughes was initially placed on the disabled list with a strained oblique muscle. Turns out to be much worse for the young Yankees, right hander. Hughes will be sidelined until at least July with a stress fracture of the ninth rib on his right side.

It appears that Hughes was initially hurt last Thursday. He woke up Friday with “a little bit of discomfort” in his side after having thrown two innings the day before. Hughes pitched again on Tuesday and was still feeling the discomfort, but tried to downplay the significance of the injury.

It wasn’t until an MRI done on Hughes today did the Yankees know they were dealing with a serious injury. The Yankees are going to shut Hughes down for at least four weeks before he is re-evaluated.

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Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki underwent an MRI today on his sore left quad and it revealed a tear of the muscle that could keep the shortstop sidelined until the All-Star break.

Tulowitzki isn’t sure how long he’ll be out, just saying that it’s frustrating to have to sit. His agent, however, confirmed that his stay on the disabled list may be a lengthy one.

“It’s a complete tear, which obviously isn’t good news,” the agent said. “They don’t believe surgery is necessary, that it will be self healing. But it’s not something where he can come back in two to three weeks.”

Clint Barmes will play shortstop in Tulowitzki’s absence, though Omar Quintanilla and Jonathan Herrera could get some time there, as well.

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The Rockies acquired Jorge de la Rosa from the Royals today as the player to be named in a trade the two teams made near the end of spring training. Along with de la Rosa, the Rockies were given about $200,000 to offset the salaries of de la Rosa and Ramon Ramirez, the player the Royals acquired at the end of spring training.

De la Rosa will just swap from one Triple-A club to the other for right now, but the Rockies appear to be set to call him up to make a start on Saturday.

The Rockies sent Franklin Morales to Triple-A yesterday, leaving a spot in their rotation open for the taking. For now, the thought is that de la Rosa will get the chance to grab the spot and run with it.

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The Seattle Mariners have designated outfielders Brad Wilkerson and Greg Norton for assignment to make room for Jeff Clement and Wladimir Balentien.

The pair of prospects have been recalled from Triple-A and will be in uniform for the Mariners game tonight.

As rule, the Mariners now have 10 days to trade, release, or outright Wilkerson and Norton to the minor leagues. The pair could choose to refuse the trip to the minor leagues and become free agents.

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Chad Cordero’s injury woes continue to be a problem. As mentioned last night, Cordero left his appearance last night with an apparent injury. Today’s MRI confirmed that Cordero has an acute tear of the latissimus dorsi muscle.

The injury will keep Cordero out for at least four weeks and maybe up to 8 weeks. With the Nationals not going anywhere in the standings this year, they may be better off just shutting Cordero down for the year instead of having him come back and continue to struggle.

Jon Rauch will continue to close for the Nationals until Cordero can overcome the string of injuries he’s been going through.

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