Baseball Today: Thursday, June 11
Projo Sox Blog —
... (Miami Herald) . . . Because of Furcal's injury (see above), Nomar Garciaparra is going to play some shortstop (Los Angeles Times) . . . Trot Nixon has 10 home runs in Tucson ...
Dodgers Moving Nomar To Shortstop
MLB Rumors at MLBnewsonline.com —
The Los Angeles Times reports that Nomar Garciaparra could begin a rehab assignment next week, and will do so as a shortstop. Rafael Furcal is now expected to miss at least another three weeks, and the Dodgers are apparently uncomfortable depending on Angel Berroa, which begs the question of why Ned Colletti even bothered trading for him. ...
DeWitt Named Rookie of the Month, Nomar/Furcal Updates
Dem Bums - A Dodgers Blog —
... to earn him the award as he fills in for Nomar at third. Nomar is expected to begin a rehab assignment beginning next week, which could put him on target to rejoin the team in about three weeks. The difference this time around is that Nomar will return to his original position at shortstop for both the minor league assignment and when he returns to the team. Nomar hasn’t played short in three years, but the absence of Rafael Furcal at short and DeWitt’s shining performance at third will prompt Torre to place Nomar at short . ...
