It went good, and he did well. |
It went well. The hitters said he had better velocity and good movement on all his pitches. |
It will be five or six days before he can bear weight on the knee. We'll progress him as he tolerates it. |
It's a little premature to make that call right now. |
It's a lot looser than when he left here (Wednesday). He's not going to take (batting practice). We're going to give him multiple rounds of treatment. |
It's going good. (Tuesday) was more of a recovery day. But it was important to see how he felt. He said he was fine. |
It's going to be at least five or six days before he can pick up a ball and start playing catch again. We'll progress him from there according to what he can tolerate. |
It's not recurring, and with each passing day it's less and less. |
Obviously he would have to have a pinch-runner. I think [the pinch-hitting] would have to be in an emergency situation. |
Our goal is to have Paul Wilson back when he's Paul Wilson once again. We want to progress him and progress him at a rapid rate. But we want the pitcher we had in 2004 back. We don't want a guy that's going to go out there and struggle and not be the 2004 pitcher he was in the second half. |
Paul is such a big part of our team and our pitching staff, you couldn't say anything but yes. This was something that had to be done. |
Paul is the kind of guy he's always been a hard working individual and had that reputation since we got him. Paul is such a big part of our team and our pitching staff, you couldn't say anything but yes. The kind of character guy he is and what he means to our team, it's a no-brainer. This was something that had to be done. |
Physically, his arm feels good, with no soreness. It's pretty much up to Vern [when or if Wagner returns this season]. |
Right now he's throwing at about 75 percent, and we're just trying to build his pitch volume more than anything. As his volume grows, we'll pick up the intensity. By the time the rest of the pitchers report, he'll be throwing live BP sessions - as of now, that's what he's scheduled to do. |
The MRI showed nothing like what he had a couple of years ago with his ankle, ... It's not as if he pulled it off the bone. It does show inflammation in the area. A strain by definition does involve inflammation of the tissue, and it can be associated with a tear. |