Friar Infirmary Report - CY & Barrett

Tuesday night's biggest story wasn't the last minute loss to the Mets - it was the loss of Chris Young's next start to a balky back. It appears that Young will held out at least one start, with more information pending an exam by the Padres medical staff back in San Diego. It's not currently known who will fill Sunday's open slot in the rotation, but the Wil Ledezma or Tim Stauffer, who's been hot in AAA Portland, are the leading candidates.

Michael Barrett may be turning the corner; he's experienced 3 straight symptom-free days and has been told that he needs that streak to reach 7 in order to get back on the field. That would target him for a rehab assignment on Monday. The Padres could really use someone to spell Josh Bard right now. Bard's fielding has been lacking in recent days as he hasn't been able to block a few balls over recent games that have put the team in a bind. If we learned nothing else in Bruce Bochey's tenure as Padres skipper, splitting time is instrumental for catchers, especially at this point in the season.