"Just waiting for the inflammation to go away and we'll be good to go. I haven't been able to play and do what I'm supposed to. It's not fun. Just trying to deal with it. The setback is what pretty much frustrates me the most because you think you're doing the right thing to get better. It's like walking backwards. That's the part of this game I don't like. We're approaching it differently and hopefully we get to the point where we don't have to worry about it anymore," said Ortiz.
Manager John Farrell said of Ortiz, "When he was shut down, there was that five-to-seven-day period where we're going to take a look and see how the medication took hold, how the anti-inflammatory and other treatments were bringing that along. To what extent there's being progress made, some, but not to the point obviously where he's ready to take some swings in the cage."
Ortiz (along with Red Sox fans) is frustrated about missing spring practice, especially after working so diligently in the off-season and missing several months last season.
"It's been a big part of my frustration, busting my tail in the offseason just to make sure you're good to go by now and then not being ready. It's frustrating, but it is what it is," Ortiz said.
Ortiz isn't looking to hurry back before he's ready though- he made that mistake last season, going back to the lineup in August when he was still injured.
"The season is not just Opening Day," Ortiz said. "The season is six months longer. If I can be there for the next 5 1/2 to five months of the season, I think I'll cover more ground than just be there for Opening Day and then miss the rest of five months. We're going to be there at the right time."
Ortiz signed a two-year contract with the Red Sox in December that is potentially worth $30 million if he spends 20 or fewer days on the disabled list this season.
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