GaryMrMets
02-18-2003, 12:11 AM
Dodgers' Brown Late for Camp
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Kevin Brown didn't show up at spring training camp, but the Los Angeles Dodgers insisted that wasn't a problem.
Brown, who struggled through an injury-plagued 2002 season, reportedly was going to be at the team's spring training facility. When he didn't show, the team said it wasn't concerned.
"He doesn't have to be here until the 26th of February. It's the player's option,'' Dodgers general manager Dan Evans said. "We expect him here at some point today or tomorrow.''
The biggest question is what kind of physical condition Brown is in. He had a pair of stints on the disabled list last year because of a sore elbow and back problems. He was 3-4 with a 4.81 ERA in just 17 games before ending the year in September with a back injury.
Dodgers manager Jim Tracy said he didn't think Brown being absent would make a difference in his progress.
"It's not going to make him any better, it's not going to make him any worse,'' he said.
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Kevin Brown didn't show up at spring training camp, but the Los Angeles Dodgers insisted that wasn't a problem.
Brown, who struggled through an injury-plagued 2002 season, reportedly was going to be at the team's spring training facility. When he didn't show, the team said it wasn't concerned.
"He doesn't have to be here until the 26th of February. It's the player's option,'' Dodgers general manager Dan Evans said. "We expect him here at some point today or tomorrow.''
The biggest question is what kind of physical condition Brown is in. He had a pair of stints on the disabled list last year because of a sore elbow and back problems. He was 3-4 with a 4.81 ERA in just 17 games before ending the year in September with a back injury.
Dodgers manager Jim Tracy said he didn't think Brown being absent would make a difference in his progress.
"It's not going to make him any better, it's not going to make him any worse,'' he said.