Prior Suffers Set Back

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- San Diego Padres pitcher Mark Prior's road to recovery suffered another setback as his agent confirmed Friday that the righthander has a tear in his right shoulder capsule. The 27-year-old Prior underwent surgery on that shoulder in April 2007. The injury will keep Prior from throwing for at least two more weeks. "It's a setback, but in terms of how big of a setback, we won't know until you know how (Prior) is feeling," Prior's agent John Boggs said. "We just hope it's not a major setback. Mark is looking at it in a positive way. He will just lay low for a few weeks and let the shoulder settle down." The Padres had initially hoped that Prior, who signed a one-year deal worth $1 million on December 26, would be ready to pitch in the major leagues by June 1.