CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Must start tapping away for tomorrow's paper, but I wanted to pass along that Kris Benson has been scratched from a minor-league start tomorrow with what he's describing as "biceps tendinitis." Benson and Charlie Manuel think it's a minor setback. Pitching coach Rich Dubee called it a "bump in the road" and a "normal occurrence for a guy coming off surgery.And while that may be true, it's now guaranteed that Benson won't be ready by opening day, a scenario that had seemed unlikely anyway. It's not even assured that Benson will throw in a Grapefruit League game before the Phillies leave Florida in 10 days. For now, Benson won't play catch until at least Wednesday. He said he'd probably need about a week off.
"Not knowing how his arm is going to respond with the rest, that will be discussed as we get further into knowing where he’s at," Dubee said of Benson's likelihood of getting into a major-league spring-training game. "It’s going to be on how Kris is feeling. He’s been pretty honest with us so far. I think our trainers know him from stretching him and talking with him and examining him where he’s at. That’ll be on a day-to-day thing, and we’ll see where he’s at."
More later.
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