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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1780395" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-notebook-harrison-bader-begins-rehab-option-with-eye-to-toronto/article_33a1906f-65ff-5962-b474-1c4ef36c78fc.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/rhummel" target="_blank">Rick Hummel</a></p><p>CINCINNATI — The Cardinals might have a significant reinforcement or two on hand in Toronto on Tuesday night when they make their second stop on a three-city trip.</p><p>Gold Glove center fielder Harrison Bader, who has been on the 10-day injured list because of plantar fasciitis, began a minor-league rehabilitation option at Class AAA Memphis on Friday night. He probably wouldn’t need more than two or three games there before rejoining the big club. On Friday he was 0 for three at designated hitter and is set to play in center field on Saturday before a re-evaluation on Sunday.</p><p>“We’ll go from there,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. “But if all goes well there’s definitely a possibility of Toronto.”</p><p></p><p>There will be some job openings there.</p><p>Sources say that the Cardinals have three or four players who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and can’t cross into Canada. It appears none of them are starting pitchers. So that narrows it to position players and relievers. It is suspected that one or two of the unvaccinated players are prominent regulars.</p><p>With that in mind, Juan Yepez, who has a right forearm strain, theoretically could come off the IL in Toronto, too, at least as a designated hitter. But that does not seem likely.</p><p>“In theory, yes,” said Marmol to the DH possibility. “But that’s fairly limiting. I’d like for him to feel good throwing before we (activate Yepez).”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1780395, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-notebook-harrison-bader-begins-rehab-option-with-eye-to-toronto/article_33a1906f-65ff-5962-b474-1c4ef36c78fc.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/rhummel']Rick Hummel[/URL] CINCINNATI — The Cardinals might have a significant reinforcement or two on hand in Toronto on Tuesday night when they make their second stop on a three-city trip. Gold Glove center fielder Harrison Bader, who has been on the 10-day injured list because of plantar fasciitis, began a minor-league rehabilitation option at Class AAA Memphis on Friday night. He probably wouldn’t need more than two or three games there before rejoining the big club. On Friday he was 0 for three at designated hitter and is set to play in center field on Saturday before a re-evaluation on Sunday. “We’ll go from there,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. “But if all goes well there’s definitely a possibility of Toronto.” There will be some job openings there. Sources say that the Cardinals have three or four players who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and can’t cross into Canada. It appears none of them are starting pitchers. So that narrows it to position players and relievers. It is suspected that one or two of the unvaccinated players are prominent regulars. With that in mind, Juan Yepez, who has a right forearm strain, theoretically could come off the IL in Toronto, too, at least as a designated hitter. But that does not seem likely. “In theory, yes,” said Marmol to the DH possibility. “But that’s fairly limiting. I’d like for him to feel good throwing before we (activate Yepez).” [/QUOTE]
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