Rafael Furcal, Andruw Jones and Nomar Garciaparra ready to begin rehab assignments - Los Angeles Times

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What They Need: L.A. Dodgers - Call up their superstars
Published 6/28/2008 by Alejandro A. Leal at umpbump.com
... ), Andruw Jones is coming off knee surgery to repair torn cartilage, and Rafael Furcal has been battling a stiff back for almost two months now. All three are scheduled to beign rehab assignemnts with Triple A Las Vegas on Monday . So far the Dodgers have managed to remain two and a half games behind first-place Arizona (albeit with a 37-42 record) due in part to the strong pitching from (of all people) Chan Ho Park, who’s 1-0 in three starts with a 1.20 ERA (after being in the pen last year) and Eric Stults (2-0, 0.60 ERA). Manager Joe Torre wants to ump the ante, ...

Believe It When I See It: Dodger Rehabilitation
Published 7/2/2008 by Will Brinson at FanHouse
... Los Angeles, Dodgers, NL West, MLB Injuries, MLB Rumors With a rejuvenated Juan Pierre heading to the disabled list, the crowded Dodger outfield is suddenly pretty depleted. And Los Angeles, with Arizona scuffling at the top of the standings, could probably use some offensive help. They'll get it -- in the form of Rafael Furcal, Andruw Jones and Nomar Garciaparra -- but the best word to use might be "eventually". Jones, who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery May 27, is ...