Stan Conte
Stan Conte
gone good looked pleased
Overall, we're just real pleased with how this has gone so far. He looked good and has looked good for a while.
obviously
It doesn't look all that bad, but obviously he's out of the lineup.
based feels
I think he can make it based on what he's done. If he feels comfortable, I feel comfortable.
batting close good last next playing practice progress swinging
Batting practice is next on his agenda. But he's swinging well and making good progress in the last 48 hours. He's close to playing in a game.
cut deeper seem small
He got a small but significant cut on his throat. I don't want to over-dramatize it, but if it were a little deeper and a quarter-inch over, it would have been over his carotid artery. It didn't seem like much, but it could have been pretty bad.
bone discomfort except eye knew players spring took
He does have bone chips. We knew that after he took the MRI during spring training. He does have it, and he's going to have intermittent discomfort with that. A lot of players have those ... There's nothing we can do except keep an eye on it.
fairly himself tells
For Moises to take himself out the lineup tells you it's a fairly significant injury.
If this were a regular-season game, he could probably play.
afford anticipate battling regular season week
He's been battling it for a week to 10 days. We don't anticipate it being a big issue. If this was the regular season you wouldn't even know about it. With an off-day and everything, we could afford to give him some rest.
expect full gone hoping medication morning motion swelling turn
He was put on anti-inflammatory medication and this morning he is much, much, much improved. . . . The swelling was completely gone and he had full motion and no pain. I really didn't expect it to turn around that quickly, but that's what we were hoping for.
fact morning regular today
He was put on anti-inflammatory medication, and this morning he is much, much, much improved, and in fact probably could play today if this were the regular season.
came decided gave healing respond
He didn't respond the way we thought he was going to. We gave him an injection that didn't make a difference. He came in (Thursday) and he couldn't do anything comfortably. We decided to give him some healing time.
couple days gave respond
He didn't respond the way we thought he was going to. We gave him a couple of days and we gave him an injection. It didn't make a difference.
area last similar
He didn't even want to try another pitch, ... It's similar to last year's injury, but in a different area of the muscle.