Mark Mann Quotes (32 Quotes)

He's doing better. He got here early today for treatment, he ran on the track, said he felt good. He just has a little bit of palpable soreness, really doesn't have any evident swelling. We're going to progress him over the course of the weekend in regards to his running and just take it day-by-day, see how he feels.

He'll go through a series of tests. Dr. Brannan will go over the CT scan once again and determine the course of action.

We'll know better after he see the doctor.

He really didn't feel like he was getting loose to where he needed to be to throw live BP, so we just backed him down. He had (a similar problem) last spring. It's something that just worked itself out with some treatment and some stretching over the course of a few days.

Right now he's throwing at about 75 percent, and we're just trying to build his pitch volume more than anything. As his volume grows, we'll pick up the intensity. By the time the rest of the pitchers report, he'll be throwing live BP sessions - as of now, that's what he's scheduled to do.

It's a lot looser than when he left here (Wednesday). He's not going to take (batting practice). We're going to give him multiple rounds of treatment.

The MRI showed nothing like what he had a couple of years ago with his ankle, ... It's not as if he pulled it off the bone. It does show inflammation in the area. A strain by definition does involve inflammation of the tissue, and it can be associated with a tear.

When we obtain a pitcher, either as a free agent or through a trade, we automatically get an MRI on his shoulder and elbow, regardless of the injury history. We also get all their medical history. The signing is always contingent on a physical.

We will not put him in a game until he is pain free.

You don't see these much in baseball, ... but I think from the literature that you read and the experts you talk to, if you sustain more and more of them, just like any other injury, you become more susceptible and they can become worse.

He wouldn't let us X-ray his hand. What he told us was, 'It doesn't make any difference - I'm going to play anyway, whether it's broken or not.' Fair enough. And obviously it wasn't affecting him because the guy hit 40 home runs.

He's progressing. Right now, we're primarily concerned about the quad strain that he had and his ability to work through that, but to this point he's tolerated everything pretty well.

He said he felt good, a little fatigued at the end.

Throwing off the mound has never been a problem throughout this whole thing. The running and fielding his position is our biggest concern. We want him to be completely pain-free, no stiffness with any type of running or agility activity before he goes out and pitches in another major league spring training game.

We're worried more about the squatting than we are the running. That's our biggest concern at this point.

It went well. The hitters said he had better velocity and good movement on all his pitches.

We're just taking our time with it. He's progressing in his running. We're going to see how he responds (Thursday), and that will determine his availability for (tonight's) game.

He's been pain-free. He has full mobility. We expect him to be activated Monday and fully available Tuesday.

(Pitching coach) Vern Ruhle doesn't want him to throw too many pitches in an inning. That's what happened last time out. There was no physical problem.

Definitely not at this point in time.

He said he felt great. We're going to progress through the week with a couple of side sessions and look at throwing a live BP next week.

We're going to err on the side of caution. We have no time frame for his return.

We're not worried about it. We're just going to skip him for one start and try and calm it down.

With his medical history, we're obviously going to err on the side of caution.

Physically, his arm feels good, with no soreness. It's pretty much up to Vern when or if Wagner returns this season.

It's a little premature to make that call right now.

I was there for all three of them, and this was the longest time he had actually been unconscious.

He had a little work here early with heat and massage. It's a lot looser than when he left yesterday.

If he's not quite there as far as having full extension of the finger, he may wear a splint for another week. After that, he will begin throwing.

He is from time to time with physical activity getting some dizziness and loss of balance. He has yet to perform any baseball activity.

Paul is the kind of guy he's always been a hard working individual and had that reputation since we got him. Paul is such a big part of our team and our pitching staff, you couldn't say anything but yes. The kind of character guy he is and what he means to our team, it's a no-brainer. This was something that had to be done.

The only way that this is going to be fixed is through surgery. We'll have a better idea as far as time in regards to how long he'll miss after tomorrow's appointment.