"Scott Rolen tried to make the quick comeback from his shoulder injury. But after the two cortisone shots didn't improve it a great deal, it was decided Sunday that the disabled list was the best route.

"I got to point where I was fighting it a little bit," Rolen said. "I think experience has shown that this is best move right now. I think that's the answer: calm it down, rest it."

Rolen will not the swing a bat for at least a few more days.

"I think that's the best course," he said. "Let everything calm itself down. Let the medicine get in there and work. I've got the neck, the upper back and trap, the things that go along with it. The shoulder causes all the things. But they are real. They're not going to go away with a couple of shots in the shoulder. But addressing the shoulder was the main thing. That's where it's coming from."

The Reds and Rolen hope he'll be ready May 6, the first day he's eligible."