Octavio Dotel stopped by today, but don't get excited. He's not getting activated. In fact, the timeline just was pushed back some. That's because Dotel felt discomfort in his elbow Saturday morning after throwing 1 1/3 scoreless innings the night before, and now he's shut down from throwing until Thursday. He figures to throw on the side then, and he will continue his rehab with Double-A Trenton.
The Yankees have been saying they were expecting him up within the next seven to 10 days, and they did not give an updated timeline. Dotel hopes he can be in the majors after only one more minor-league rehab appearance, but that certainly seems unlikely. Expect him to go through the motions again, perhaps throwing on back-to-back days before the Yankees call him up.
Obviously this is a bit of a blow for the Yankees given the state of their bullpen. But the Yankees have been consistent in their approach that they don't want to rush him, not when he's only a little more than a year removed from Tommy John surgery.
My guess? Figure early July, of course barring any more setbacks.
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