As the Indians await word on an elbow examination of designated hitter Travis Hafner comes more bad news: Right-hander Fausto Carmona, who was originally slated to make his first minor league rehab appearance Friday, will instead be shut down for the next three days because of a recurrence of the inflammation in his left hip.
Carmona threw a three-inning, simulated session Monday in what was expected to be his last step before an actual rehab start. But after some throwing sessions afterward, Carmona felt soreness in his hip Tuesday.
"He didn't have any symptoms while throwing the sim game," trainer Lonnie Soloff said. "His presentation [afterward] surprised us."Carmona will be reexamined after the three-day shutdown period.
Carmona was injured on May 23 against the Rangers when he fielded a ground ball. The team was 23-26 on May 24 -- the day Carmona was placed on the 15-day DL – and 3½ games behind the first-place Chicago White Sox. Since then, Cleveland has gone 10-13 and lost four games in the standings, to fall 7½ games behind Chicago entering Thursday.
Carmona was 4-2 with a 3.10 ERA in 10 starts before landing on the 15-day disabled list.
Meanwhile, Hafner went to see to Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala., to get a second opinion on his sore right shoulder. Hafner has been on the disabled list since May 30.
"Travis has not responded as we would have hoped," said Soloff, adding it was "unlikely" Hafner would need surgery. There was no word of Andrews' assessment as of this writing.
The bad news doesn't end there for Cleveland. Second baseman Josh Barfield, who went on the DL last week with a strained ligament in his left middle finger, underwent surgery Tuesday and will miss six to eight weeks. Jamey Carroll will stay the starting second baseman for the foreseeable future.
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