Jeff Kent Probably Done, Other Roster Notes

• Jeff Kent, sent for an MRI on Friday, has not yet received word of the results but it is expected his career is over.

  Kent, 40, has been playing through pain from slightly torn cartilage in his knee for about a month, fully aware that the continued grind of playing baseball on an everyday basis meant there was a strong risk of additional, more painful tearing.

  That additional tearing is believed to be what took place during Friday's game. Kent was said to be in "excruciating pain" after leaving the game, and club officials were holding out slim hope of getting him back in what is widely expected to be his final season.

  Blake DeWitt will likely get the rest of the starts at 2B, according to Tony Jackson.
• The Angels' alleged pursuit of David Eckstein may end up for naught, as Ken Rosenthal reports the Diamondbacks have become his leading suitors. The Angels are looking at Omar Vizquel and Juan Castro (!). Let's hope that's nothing but speculation.
• Oakland placed Frank Thomas on the 15-day DL with a strained right quadriceps. It's the second time this year he's been on the DL.

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