"Jair Jurrjens is trying to stay positive as he attempts a comeback from a bone bruise in his right knee, but with a little more than two weeks left in the regular season, the odds are long and he knows it.

Jurrjens has been playing catch while wearing a specially-fitted knee brace for the past four days, and working on strengthening his right quadriceps muscle to take pressure off his knee. But he's got no immediate timetable to start throwing off a mound, unlike Tommy Hanson who threw a bullpen session Sunday and plans another one Wednesday.

If all goes well, Hanson is headed to the instructional league to get in some rehab work against hitters to try to get in one start before the regular season ends. For Jurrjens, that window is narrowing. When asked about his chances to get back this season, he hung his head."