Cards now say Mulder's not close
04/22/2008
MILWAUKEE -- The Cardinals originally thought lefthanded starter Mark Mulder would return to the active roster after three rehab starts.
That timetable apparently is no longer in force.
General manager John Mozeliak said it is possible Mulder will remain on his current rehab assignment for the maximum 30 days while La Russa suggested he might get "10 starts" before facing major-league bats.
"I don't even put them in the same category. I'm done explaining it," La Russa said when a question compared Pineiro and Mulder. "Mark is going to come up when he's ready to go. He needs to come up not in a process of rehabbing, but ready to pitch like the Mark Mulder of old to the best of his ability. Whatever it takes. There's potentially too much good there."
Mozeliak said: "If you look at it, the best way to approach it is probably to be conservative. I would say it's going in the direction it's supposed to be. He feels good, but he still has room for improvement."
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