Tuesday, March 05, 2002
Reds notebook
Elbow soreness worries Bohanon
By John Fay, jfay@enquirer.com
The Cincinnati Enquirer
SARASOTA, Fla. — The Reds got more bad news from the training room Monday. Left-handed pitcher Brian Bohanon's left elbow is sore.
That's significant because Bohanon had surgery Aug.18 to remove bone spurs and clean out the elbow.
Bohanon, a 33-year-old free agent, pitched well in his first spring training outing. He retired all six batters he faced Friday in the Reds' 3-0 victory over the Texas Rangers.
“I felt real good,” he said. “But afterward, the elbow started barking a little. We're trying to figure out what it is.”
Medical director Dr. Tim Kremchek will be in Sarasota today to examine Bohanon.
“We're going to put our heads together and decide what to do,” trainer Greg Lynn said.
Some soreness is normal after surgery. The Reds and Bohanon are hoping that's what it is.
“We want to take care of it early,” Bohanon said.
Any setback would hurt Bohanon's chances of making the rotation, since 14 pitchers are being considered for five spots.
SURGERY UPDATE:
Kremchek operated on pitchers Jose Silva and Chris Booker in Cincinnati Monday.
Kremchek removed bone chips and spurs from Silva's right elbow in a one-hour procedure. Silva, a 27-year-old right-hander, will return to Sarasota today to begin rehab. He is expected to miss six weeks.
Booker, a 25-year-old right-hander, had a three-hour procedure to repair a torn labrum and his rotator cuff. Booker is expected to miss nine to 12 months.
NO RETURN:
Ken Griffey Jr. did not return to the scene of his hamstring injury after all.
Griffey was on his way from Orlando to Baseball City for the Reds game with Kansas City when he got a message from Reds manager Bob Boone.
“He said they weren't going to hit over there,” Griffey said. “They were going to stretch inside and stay out of the cold.”
Baseball City is where Griffey injured his hamstring March 26 of last spring.
After Boone's call, Griffey drove over to Sarasota.
“I had to do my leg work,” he said. “I could have done it at home (in Orlando), but you guys would have said I was getting special treatment.”
Griffey was smiling when he said that. It was an obvious reference to remarks Pokey Reese and Dmitri Young made about him.
Griffey ended up playing the second game of a split squad doubleheader against Pittsburgh Monday night.
SPEAKING OF POKEY:
Reese did not make the trip to Sarasota for the Pirates-Reds game Monday. The Reds go to Bradenton Thursday.
Reese said not coming to Sarasota had nothing to do with Griffey. “It wasn't my decision,” he told Pittsburgh writers.
Reese said he would talk to Griffey and Larkin, who got the brunt of his criticism, when the teams meet.
NO VANITY:
The subject was vanity plates. The Reds were talking about what players have on their plates. Frank Thomas has “MVPII,” for instance.
“I'm going to get one that says "E-7'” Adam Dunn said.
That's typical of Dunn. E-7, of course, is a scorebook notation for an error by the left fielder.
WILLIE WOWED:
Scott Williamson took the next step in his rehab Sunday when he threw breaking balls off the mound.
“It was awesome,” he said. “I threw some real nice breaking balls. I had no pain at all. I thought I'd be a little sore (Monday) but I wasn't at all. I'm really pleased.”
Williamson threw 70 pitches in the workout.
Williamson had ligament replacement surgery April 12. He says he's probably two weeks away from pitching in a game.
“That's the next step,” he said. “That's the big one.”
PLAYER MOVES:
The Reds re-assigned nine players to minor-league camp after Monday's games: Pitcher Justin Atchley, Chris Piersol, Scott MacRae, Mike Judd, Javier Martinez, Willie Martinez, Paul Darnell and Benny Lowe and catcher Cesar King.
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