Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Opening Day status in jeopardy for Kendry Morales?

The Major League Baseball season opens up two weeks from tomorrow for 12 teams including the Los Angeles Angels.

Who's on first for the Angels when the season opens remains to be seen.

Kendry Morales, who suffered a broken lower leg last May, was unable to run curves on the outfield grass on Tuesday as initially scheduled. However, manager Mike Scioscia refused to describe it as a setback.

"It's not a setback; there are just some plateaus guys hit," Scioscia said, per Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times. "You can't force things. He's going to keep working, keep moving forward."

Until Morales is able to run the bases, he won't appear in spring games. And if Morales doesn't appear in games by this weekend, it's likely that he will begin the season on the disabled list (DL) with Mark Trumbo at first base.