March 26, 2008 Juan Gonzalez has been placed on the temporarily inactive list, according to MLB.com. The move means that he won't make the opening day roster, but he may still return to the team at a later time. He was hitting well before an abdominal strain took him out of action on March 10 and GM John Mozeliak mentioned, "We're going to keep the door open for him. We'll place him on the TI list, and he'll head back to Puerto Rico. When he's feeling ready to play, if he so desires, then we'll revisit maybe having him come to extended Spring Training. If you put him on that list, it allows for an open-door policy, and it doesn't lead to any negativity." Tony LaRussa added,"I told him he made a really good impression, and I'm disappointed because I think he could have provided something special to our club. He needs to get healthy, get the problem fixed."
March 24, 2008 Juan Gonzalez, who hasn't played in two weeks because of a strained abdominal muscle, remained out of uniform and back in Jupiter, Fla., on Sunday, this according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
"They say, 'No hitting, no running, no nothing,''' Gonzalez said. "It's hard."
Cards skipper Tony La Russa said he hoped Gonzalez would agree to report Triple-A Memphis for a while.
"He's shown enough for us to get excited," La Russa said.
March 21, 2008 Juan Gonzalez will "back it off" further for the next five to seven days of spring work, this according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Team doctors continue to assess the abdominal condition that has hindered the one time MVP.
Gonzalez was examined at a local doctor Thursday for a possible hernia, but the results proved negative. Maybe the team should take Juan Gone's age into consideration, and place the cause of injury into the "old" category.
March 17, 2008 Juan Gonzalez had an MRI taken of his abdominal strain, and the results should be announced on Monday, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. An initial look by the Cardinals team doctor revealed no structural damage, but we should know more later today.
March 13, 2008 Juan Gonzalez was held out of Thursday's spring work, this according to MLBlogs.com. The report notes that the veteran outfielder is dealing with a mild left abdominal strain. He was originally supposed to be in yesterday's lineup but was scratched. Gonzalez is a long shot to stick when final cuts are made. For now the team considers him day-to-day.
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