Baseball Digest Daily Blog: Around the Horn

The Mets get good news, the Phillies get bad news, and the Cubs get, well, it doesn't really matter...

The following press releases were issued today by the media relations departments in New York, Philadelphia, Seattle and Chicago respectively:

The New York Mets announced today that Tom Glavine's hand condition is not serious and that he will be able to resume activity in two days and return to pitching over the next 7 to 10 days. Team doctors performed an angiogram at the Hospital for Special Surgery yesterday to determine the cause of the coolness Glavine was feeling in his left ring finger. The test showed that the symptoms are caused by an old injury to an artery probably caused by pitching. The scar tissue from that old injury occasionally causes blood clots to form in Tom's finger. The condition is not serious and will be treated with baby aspirin and other medication to help his circulation.
Outfielder Aaron Rowand was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured left ankle, Assistant General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. announced today. Rowand, 28, is expected to miss 4-6 weeks and will return to Philadelphia to see a foot specialist once he is medically cleared to fly. He suffered the injury in a collision with second baseman Chase Utley during the bottom of the 8th inning of last night's game at Wrigley Field.
Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Bill Bavasi announced today that the club has selected right-handed pitcher Cha Seung Baek from triple-A Tacoma. The 26-year-old Korean pitcher will start tonight in the opener of a three-game series at Safeco Field vs. the New York Yankees.
The Chicago Cubs today selected outfielder Buck Coats from Triple-A Iowa. In a corresponding roster move, Chicago placed infielder Cesar Izturis on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring. Izturis, 26, injured his hamstring in last night’s 6-5 loss to the Phillies at Wrigley Field. The switch-hitter was acquired by Chicago from the Dodgers in exchange for Greg Maddux on July 31. Izturis is batting .246 (44-for-179) with a home run and 17 RBI on the season.

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