Brian Schneider will likely return tomorrow, according to the Daily News . He spent just shy of a week in the hospital with an infected thumb, and has yet to return to duty, though he caught a bullpen session. In the article, Rubin also points out the Ramon Castro and Matt Wise also participated in rehab games. Wise threw two innings, taking down all six batters. Castro caught seven innings. Both played with St Lucie.

A name missing from this list of those actively participating in rehab games: Orlando Hernendez. The most likely options are that he has since lost his injured foot entirely (being replaced with a foot size and shaped bunion) or that he is being fitted with an Iron Man style boot.

I’d assume with Wise, there is no rush, since unless someone gets hurt there is not a lot of options as far as returning him to the Bullpen. They could option Joe Smith, but he’s doing respectable so far so why send him down. Especially considering he suffered from fatigue problems last year, might as well use him while he’s good, and then if he falters, you have Wise healthy and ready to switch into that spot. Plus, it’d make Hot Foot’s Rob pretty sad to see Smith go.