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Dodgers' Furcal has setback - LA Daily News
SAN DIEGO - Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal, who had seemed to be only days away from coming off the 15-day disabled list and returning to a Dodgers' lineup that seems to have lost its way without him, has been told he won't be ready to start a minor-league rehabilitation assignment for at least two more weeks. That means Furcal probably won't return to the Dodgers until early next month, ...
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Baseball Today: Thursday, June 11
Projo Sox Blog — ... because of a strained left elbow (mlb.com) . . . It doesn't look as if the Dodgers' Rafael Furcal will even be starting a rehab assignment for at least two weeks (Los Angeles Daily News) . . . Francisco Liriano ...

Tuesday links: Down goes Pujols
The Fantasy Factor — ... - Rafael Furcal was tearing it up before he went down on May 6 with a back strain. Also: he’ll be a free agent this year. Funny how those things work out. Furcal says he doesn’t want to rush back until he’s fully healthy (why mess up a .366 batting average, right?), so don’t expect him to return before the All-Star Game. ...

Wednesday links: Down goes Pujols
The Fantasy Factor — ... - Rafael Furcal was tearing it up before he went down on May 6 with a back strain. Also: he’ll be a free agent this year. Funny how those things work out. Furcal says he doesn’t want to rush back until he’s fully healthy (why mess up a .366 batting average, right?), so don’t expect him to return before the All-Star Game. ...

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