All Things Bubba

The Red Sox have put Curt Schilling on the 60-day DL. Not surprising; he's not expected to be back until July at the earliest.

They haven't officially said what Schilling's injury is, but it's rumored to be a torn rotator cuff. Schilling and the Red Sox disagreed about his treatment. Schilling wanted surgery; the Red Sox wanted rest and rehabilitation. Schilling finally agreed to do it their way.

The media coverage implied that the reason the Sox didn't want him to have surgery is because it would mean his season was over, and they're hoping he'll be able to help out down the stretch. But given the odds, I wonder if they're just hoping to save his career. If that study is correct, rotator cuff surgery is something most pitchers don't come back from. And I suspect the Red Sox know that. They've got a lot of stat-heads in their organization, and stats guys pay attention to injury statistics, too.

Meanwhile, in Sarasota...the Reds traveled to Clearwater to play the Phillies yesterday. It's a long trip - two hours by bus, though they may have gotten a charter plane instead. The veterans probably didn't want to go that far; there certainly weren't very many of them in the lineup. Andy Phillips started at 3B. He was 0 for 3, with a groundout to SS, a flyout to center, and a groundout to 3B. He was pulled in the 7th inning.

Janish came in the 7th inning, at SS. He was 0 for 1.

The Reds won, 6-1.

The Phillies got their revenge tonight, winning 10-7. The Reds mounted a ninth-inning rally, but fell short.

It wasn't a great night for Andy. He was subbed in at 2B, and went 0-for-2...including grounding into a double play with the bases loaded in the ninth. Janish had the night off.

The Reds made some cuts - almost all pitchers. Mostly kids who weren't expected to be playing in the big leagues this year anyway.

And Seattle reassigned Bronson Sardinha to minor league camp. He wasn't on the roster, so didn't have to clear waivers. Looks like he'll be playing for the Tacoma Rainiers this year.