GaryMrMets
03-11-2003, 02:10 AM
Padres Reassign Ramsay to Minor League Camp
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Pitcher Rob Ramsay's inspirational comeback from a brain tumor will move on to the minor leagues.
The left-hander, in the San Diego Padres' camp as a nonroster invitee, was reassigned to the minor league camp, one of 14 players in the first round of roster cuts.
"He needs to get work,'' Padres manager Bruce Bochy said. "It's hard to get innings now with our starters getting stretched out.''
As a minor league free agent who re-signed with his former club, Ramsay is not eligible to pitch for the Padres in the big leagues until May 15, anyway.
Ramsay, 29, had surgery Jan. 23, 2002, to remove a cancerous brain tumor and overcame a difficult road to recovery. He is playing this spring even though he still must undergo chemotherapy treatments every six weeks.
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Pitcher Rob Ramsay's inspirational comeback from a brain tumor will move on to the minor leagues.
The left-hander, in the San Diego Padres' camp as a nonroster invitee, was reassigned to the minor league camp, one of 14 players in the first round of roster cuts.
"He needs to get work,'' Padres manager Bruce Bochy said. "It's hard to get innings now with our starters getting stretched out.''
As a minor league free agent who re-signed with his former club, Ramsay is not eligible to pitch for the Padres in the big leagues until May 15, anyway.
Ramsay, 29, had surgery Jan. 23, 2002, to remove a cancerous brain tumor and overcame a difficult road to recovery. He is playing this spring even though he still must undergo chemotherapy treatments every six weeks.