61.   Recovering from offseason shoulder surgery, Patterson has been on a rehab assignment at Class AA Tulsa.

62.   Reliever Mike James began has moved on from single-A Lake Elsinore to triple-A Edmonton on his rehab assignment.

63.   Prieto, bothered by inflammation of his shoulder last month, has had no setbacks in his rehab assignment.

64.   Right-hander John Smoltz will begin his rehab assignment Wednesday at Greenville, then going to Macon for another start Sunday.

65.   Recovering from elbow and back surgery, Springer will leave Monday for two or three extended spring training appearances and then go on an injury rehab assignment.

66.   Relief pitcher Darren Dreifort will begin a rehab assignment when he starts for Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday in Phoenix.

67.   Rusty Greer needs to be examined by Dr. Drew Dossett before he can be cleared to begin his rehab assignment.

68.   Scioscia said he hopes Kennedy can go out on a rehab assignment during the middle of next week.

69.   Scioscia said it remains possible that Belcher will begin a rehab assignment sometime next week.

70.   Scott Schoeneweis will begin a rehab assignment tonight and should be ready to return in about two weeks.