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Rocco Baldelli to begin rehab stint on Monday
In a followup to THIS story
Rays outfielder Rocco Baldelli is begining a rehab assignment at Class A Vero Beach starting on Monday.
He will be the team's DH.
He is also scheduled to play in Wednesday and Friday's game as well.
While there is no timetable for Rocco, the Rays are allowing him to basically play his way into shape and allow him the chance to prove himself as a regular everyday player again.
There has not been much in the way of curing his condition and still not much is known how his body will react to the rigors of everyday play. But the team is basically affording him every opportunity to prove himself capable of returning to his former status.
Rocco's contract runs through the end of this season as his team option for next two seasons had a buyout clause and the Rays exercised that option. He will be a free agent at the end of the 2008 season. The rumor mill has mentioned several teams that are VERY interested in trading for him THIS season if he is capable of proving his health.
The Cardinals, Orioles and Phillies are three teams that have been scouting the Rhode Island native while he has been working out with the team recently and those three teams have been prominently mentioned in multiple sources to have inquired about his availability and progress since landing on the DL in Spring Training.
Best of Luck to Rocco as he continues the road to recovery and also to re-establishing himself as a productive MLB player.
