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| Height: 6-4
Weight: 200
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Sep 25, 1981, Woonsocket, RI Contract: Signed through 2008. |
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| November 7, 2007 Rocco Baldelli's name came up frequently during the GM Meetings on Monday, according to the Tampa Tribune, but the outfielder's injury history could be a stopping block for many teams. He dealt with hamstring injuries throughout 2007, and injuries limited him to just 92 games in 2006. The Twins, who will have to replace Torii Hunter, and the Nationals have shown interest. |
| September 13, 2007 Although Rocco Baldelli has rejoined the Devil Rays, he won't be playing again this year, the Tampa Tribune reports. Baldelli said he is still awaiting the results of some of the "assortment" of tests he has gone through in recent weeks in an effort to pin down anything that might be causing his run of leg problems. Baldelli wouldn't get into specifics - even about anything that might have been ruled out - but said he fully expects to play next season. |
| September 11, 2007 Rocco Baldelli, who has been out since May 16 with a bad left hamstring, is expected to join the Devil Rays over the next couple of days, according to the Tampa Tribune. It's not certain he'll be activated once he joins the Rays, but manager Joe Maddon just wants Baldelli to be with the team. "I just would like to have him here, even if it's just taping ankles," Maddon said. "I just want him here to be part of the group." |
| September 10, 2007 Rocco Baldelli is expected to join the Devil Rays at some point over the next 10 days. He'll try to work out with the team, and if all goes well, return to game action before the season ends, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Baldelli has been out with a strained hamstring and side effects from changing his running style. It's possible we'll see him DH a bit down the stretch, but that's far from a certainty. |
| August 25, 2007 Rocco Baldelli has been shut down due to general soreness. He'll be examined further on Monday to determine what his next step will be, according to the Tampa Tribune. The Rays think that he's dealing with side effects from changing his running style, rather than having aggravated his hamstring injury. Baldelli's cursed with an inability to stay healthy, so the Rays want him to change his running mechanics. It's possible the side effects will subside in a day or two, but with his history that's not likely. |
| August 24, 2007 Rocco Baldelli was shut down after he sat out his Single-A Vero Beach game on Wednesday, according to the AP. Manager Joe Maddon said Baldelli is experience all-around soreness since his rehab started. |
| August 19, 2007 Rocco Baldelli (hamstring) will start a minor league rehab assignment Monday with Class-A Vero Beach, the AP reports. He will also play at Triple-A Durham and is expected to rejoin the team after rosters can be expanded on Sept. 1 if there are no setbacks. "He looked very good," manager Joe Maddon said after watching Baldelli workout. "He looked good running." |
| August 18, 2007 Rocco Baldelli, out since May 16 with a strained left hamstring, is expected to start a minor league rehab assignment early next week, the AP reports. Manager Joe Maddon said a formal schedule will be announced Saturday. |
| August 11, 2007 Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon said that Rocco Baldelli should begin a rehab assignment in 7-10 days. Maddon added that Baldelli will DH and play in the outfield when he returns from his injured hamstring, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Considering his long history of injuries, you obviously can't count on Baldelli, but he's on pace to return to action next month. |
| August 7, 2007 Rocco Baldelli's recovery from a hamstring injury is finally starting to progress a little. Maddon called Baldelli on Monday to get a progress report. "He felt very good," Maddon said in the Tampa Tribune. "He's making a lot of nice progress and we may be getting closer to putting a specific date on when he's going to be able to go out and play on a rehab assignment." It will likely be a week to 10 days before Baldelli can go out on a rehab assignment. There's a good chance the Rays could use him in the DH spot when he returns in an effort to keep him healthy. |
| July 29, 2007 Rocco Baldelli is slowly picking up the pace of his rehab. However, though he's begun running on his strained left hamstring, Baldelli likely won't come off the disabled list until September, according to the St. Petersburg Times. The reality is that with his history of injuries and his current malady, it's entirely possible that he won't get back in the mix at all this season. |
| July 18, 2007 Devil Rays outfielder Rocco Baldelli told the St. Petersburg Times he is getting better but still unable to put a timeline on his return from a left hamstring strain. "I'm not sure when, but I fully plan on being back before the end of the season," Baldelli told the paper. He has been out of action since May because of the injury. Fantasy owners shouldnt count on much of anything from Baldelli the rest of this season. Well provide a further update on him once a timetable is established. |
| June 22, 2007 Rocco Baldelli is expected to be sidelined for at least another month with his left hamstring injury. He re-injured the hamstring on Monday during a rehab assignment, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
| June 20, 2007 Rocco Baldelli will return to St. Petersburg on Wednesday for evaluations on his left hamstring, which he re-injured on Monday during a rehab assignment. "With this happening [Monday] night obviously it's early in the process, " executive vice president Andrew Friedman told the St. Petersburg Times. "It's too early to tell. It could be two weeks, it could be six weeks. I don't know." The Rays wont have a good idea of when Baldelli may return until the swelling goes down in his hammy, which may be a couple days away |
| June 19, 2007 The return of Rocco Baldelli may not happen this week after all. He tweaked his strained left hamstring during his final at-bat on Monday night's rehab assignment and will undergo an evaluation on Tuesday, according to the Tampa Tribune. No MRI is scheduled, which is good news. However, it is too soon to tell how serious a setback this is. His planned Friday return now seems unlikely. |
| June 18, 2007 Rocco Baldelli homered and walked in four plate appearances as the DH for Triple-A Durham Sunday, according to the St. Petersburg Times. If all goes well on his rehab stint, he'll come off the disabled list on Friday. |
| June 17, 2007 Rocco Baldelli (strained left hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment Sunday at Triple-A Durham, the AP reports. He will alternate between designated hitter and playing in the field over the next four games. |
| June 16, 2007 Rocco Baldelli appears to be nearing a return from his strained left hamstring. He's expected to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Sunday, according to the St. Petersburg Times. If all goes well, Baldelli could come off the disabled list as soon as June 22. |
| June 14, 2007 Rocco Baldelli (strained left hamstring) had six at-bats in an extended spring training game as the DH Wednesday, the AP reports. He could start a minor league assignment this weekend or early next week. |
| June 13, 2007 Rocco Baldelli, on the DL with a strained left hamstring, could rejoin the Rays sometime next week, according to the Tampa Tribune. He served as the DH in an extended spring training game, and he may go on a rehab assignment before being activated. |
| June 10, 2007 Manager Joe Maddon said Rocco Baldelli "had a good day" on Saturday when he worked out at the team's minor-league facility. Maddon said if Baldelli has a good week of extended spring training, he could be activated or sent on an official rehab assignment, according to the AP. Baldelli is coming back from a hamstring injury. |
| June 7, 2007 Rocco Baldelli, who is battling a strained left hamstring, could take part in an extended spring training as early as Saturday, according to the St. Petersburg Times. |
| June 6, 2007 There is still no timetable for Rocco Baldelli to return from his injured hamstring, but manager Joe Maddon told the St. Petersburg Times Baldelli has not suffered any setbacks. Fantasy owners should plan to be without Baldelli for at least a couple more weeks. |
| May 30, 2007 Rocco Baldelli hopes to be back on the field before too long. Out with a strained left hamstring, Baldelli said he hopes to be back to game action, likely in extended spring training, soon, according to the Tampa Tribune. "I'd say within 10 days to two weeks, I hope I'll be out there," Baldelli said. "I don't know if I will be, but that's something that maybe I'm shooting for. If it happens, it happens. If not, it's not really like I had a set timetable." The Rays may try to tweak Baldelli's running style in an effort to prevent future hamstring injuries. |
| May 17, 2007 Rocco Baldelli is headed back to the DL once again. The outfielder has a "moderate" left hamstring strain, manager Joe Maddon told the AP, which necessitated the move. "We're not sure what that means as far as how long he'll be out," Maddon said. Baldelli is currently in a 1-for-40 slump. The team activated Greg Norton from the DL to replace Baldelli on the roster. |
| May 17, 2007 Rocco Baldelli will have an MRI on his hamstring Thursday and a DL trip is likely, the AP reports. Baldelli wasn't doing much before this latest injury; he's in a 1-for-40 slump at the moment. |
| May 15, 2007 Rocco Baldelli left Tuesday's game with a left hamstring strain in the first inning, the AP reports. Baldelli, who's in a 1-for-40 funk at the plate, will be re-evaluated Wednesday. |
| April 30, 2007 Rocco Baldelli said his bruised right knee didn't exactly feel good "but good enough to get out there" Sunday, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Baldelli was the DH after sitting out two games, and he had a pair of hits in five at-bats. |
| April 29, 2007 Rocco Baldelli returned to the lineup Sunday, at DH, after missing two starts with his bruised knee. He finished the game 2-for-5 with a home run. |
| April 29, 2007 Rocco Baldelli might be able to get back in the mix today as a designated hitter, according to the St. Petersburg Times. However, the Devil Rays might just play it safely with his bruised right leg, take advantage of tomorrow's off-day, and hold him out until Tuesday. |
| April 27, 2007 Rocco Baldelli, who bruised his right leg while making a diving attempt in the outfield on Thursday, sat out Friday but could return to the lineup as DH in Sunday's series finale against the A's, according to the AP. "He's sore, a little bruised and swollen," manager Joe Maddon said. "If we needed him to pinch hit, he could. We're fine. I'd rather give him time to truly get better." |
| April 27, 2007 Rocco Baldelli is unlikely to play tonight and may need a few days off, but neither he nor Joe Maddon think his leg injury is serious, the St. Petersburg Times reports. "I think given a little bit of time, I think it will be fine," Baldelli said. |
| April 26, 2007 Rocco Baldelli sustained a bruised right leg Thursday when he made a diving defensive play, according to the AP. He'll be evaluated on Friday, though manager Joe Maddon said he expects Baldelli to miss Friday's game. |
| April 12, 2007 Rocco Baldelli was moved to leadoff for Wednesday's game, which put Carl Crawford third in the order, according to the St. Petersburg Times. "It just looked like they both were more comfortable in the other slots," manager Joe Maddon said. "Neither came to me and talked about it; this is just an observation on my part based on last year. I thought Rocco did a nice job leading off, and I thought Carl did a nice job hitting behind him." |
| April 7, 2007 Rocco Baldelli made his first start of the year in center field Saturday, the Devil Rays official site reports. Baldelli, who's been nursing a sore hamstring, was limited to DHing to this point in the season, and he was held out of Thursday's game at New York due to the cold weather. The plan for Sunday's game is to have Baldelli DH again. |
| April 5, 2007 Rocco Baldelli sat out Thursday's game against the Yankees because manager Joe Madden didn't want to risk Baldelli re-injuring a tender hamstring while playing on a windy, 38-degree night, according to the AP. He should be back in the lineup for the Devil Rays' home opener on Friday. |
| April 4, 2007 Rocco Baldelli might sit out Thursday's game if the weather in New York turns out to be chilly, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Baldelli is coming back from a hamstring problem and the Devil Rays don't want to take any unnecessary risks. |
| April 2, 2007 Rocco Baldelli's hamstring didn't seem to be bothering him on Monday, as he swiped his first bag of the year in the fifth inning. He went 1-for-4 at the plate. Baldelli has stated that his hamstring already feels well enough for him to play the outfield, but he's expected to remain the DH role for the rest of the week. |
| April 2, 2007 Although Rocco Baldelli's right hamstring feels well enough for him to return to the outfield, the Devil Rays will limit him to DH duties for at least the first week just to play it safe, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Elijah Dukes and B.J. Upton will play center until Baldelli is back to full speed. |
| March 31, 2007 Rocco Baldelli will serve as Tampa's DH until he's ready to play the field. He's dealing with a sore hamstring, and manager Joe Maddon wants him to get back to 100 percent. With Baldelli DHing, Elijah Dukes will start in center field. |
| March 30, 2007 Joe Maddon will decide Friday morning whether Rocco Baldelli will play in a minor-league game or participate in the Devil Rays game against the Reds, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Baldelli, who hasn't played in an official spring game since March 20, tested the hamstring successfully in a minor-league game Wednesday. "With Rocco, he's always going to want to play at 100 percent," Maddon said. "With Rocco, even if he runs at 80 percent, he exceeds how most major-league players are going to run. Maybe I'll ask him to not dive, to not run as hard as he can, not to steal." |
| March 28, 2007 Manager Joe Maddon thinks Rocco Baldelli will be healthy enough to play on opening day, according to the Devil Rays official site. Baldelli, who is battling a hamstring injury, went 2-for-4 with a double in a minor-league game Wednesday. |
| March 28, 2007 Rocco Baldelli was scheduled to participate in a minor-league game Tuesday, but the club decided to push it back a day, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Baldelli is dealing with a hamstring injury. The new plan is to have Baldelli DH in a minor-league game Wednesday, take Thursday off, then return to the lineup for Friday's spring finale. "I'm going to get a bunch of at-bats, as many as I feel that I need," Baldelli said. "We'll see how it goes (Wednesday). I plan on doing well, and we'll go from there." |
| March 26, 2007 Rocco Baldelli is expected to return to exhibition action on Thursday, according to the AP. Baldelli has been dealing with a hamstring injury that has his status for opening day in question. |
| March 26, 2007 Rocco Baldelli likely will return to exhibition action tomorrow, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Baldelli has been sidelined recently due to a tight right hamstring, which is concerning due to his long history of injuries. |
| March 24, 2007 Rocco Baldelli got in a full round of batting practice, shagged fly balls in the outfield and did movement drills yesterday, according to the St. Petersburg Times. He should return to exhibition action in a day or two, as he recovers from a sore hamstring. "I think I'll be ready to go by the first game of the season, that's the only thing I want to say," Baldelli said. |
| March 23, 2007 Rocco Baldelli will wait until at least Sunday to test his tender right hamstring in a game, one day later than manager Joe Maddon originally indicated, the St. Petersburg Times reports. "I was thinking Saturday and I'm pushing it back to Sunday and if not maybe Monday of next week," Maddon said. "Being that it's spring training, we want to be overly cautious right now . . . I don't want to miss him this year. We all saw what he can do. He's such a high-end player." |
| March 22, 2007 Although Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon said he's confident that Rocco Baldelli would miss just a few days with a tight right hamstring and be ready for opening day, Baldelli was less certain due to his history of injuries, according to the St. Petersburg Times. "I can't tell anymore. I don't know," he said. "I've strained it and it's felt better in a day or two and other times, like last year in spring training, I thought it was going to be fine and it wasn't. I wish I knew." |
| March 21, 2007 Rocco Baldelli left Tuesday night's game with a tight hamstring and will be out at least a few days, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Manager Joe Maddon said Wednesday he didn't expect Baldelli to be out for more than a few games: "I don't think it's anything serious at all." But Baldelli, who was out until June last season with hamstring problems that popped up around the same time of spring, said he had no way to know how severe the latest injury was and couldn't say whether it was more likely he'd be out for three days or three months. "I hope it's not the latter but I can't say. I honestly can't," Baldelli said. "If I told you guys I'd be lying." |