Casilla gets good report from hand specialist
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Minnesota Twins may get rookie second baseman Alexi Casilla back sooner than initially expected, but ailing outfielder Michael Cuddyer certainly won't be back any time soon.
Cuddyer broke a bone in his left foot when he was hit by a line drive off the bat of Garrett Jones during a rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester on Friday night. Cuddyer plans to return to Minneapolis on Sunday and will be examined by team doctors.
``He will be placed in a boot,'' Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said after a 4-1 victory at Kansas City. ``We'll know more of a time scale when he sees our doctors, but it's not a good situation. It kind of puts a damper on things. I know how much he wanted to get back and was very excited about finally feeling healthy.
``I feel really bad for him. It's one of those crazy things, hit in the foot by a line drive. We'll just let the doctors look at him and see where we go from here.''
Cuddyer, who has missed 32 games since going on the disabled list June 28 with a strained tendon in his left index finger, was 3-for-10 in four games at Rochester. He was scheduled to rejoin the Twins on Monday, when they open a three-game series against the New York Yankees.
Cuddyer was hitting .252 with three home runs and 35 RBIs in 62 games before the injury.
Casilla went on the disabled list July 30 with a torn ligament in his right thumb. He was examined Friday by hand specialist Dr. Tom Varecka in Minneapolis and the Twins received an encouraging prognosis.
``He said it looks good,'' Gardenhire said. ``He seems to think he'll be able to start activity next week and go from there. He'll be in a splint for another week and start working out with us and start taking batting practice next week. Right now, everything is good.''
The switch-hitting Casilla had a .313 average in 62 games before hurting his thumb sliding into second base against the Chicago White Sox.
``He really believes he can play right-handed right now,'' Gardenhire said. ``I wouldn't be afraid to (do that). Whether we will nor not, I don't know.''
Gardenhire said he does not think it would be necessary to send Casilla to the minors for a rehab assignment before activating him.
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