PHOENIX, April 29 (UPI) -- All-Star righthander righthander Curt Schilling of Arizona was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday, but expects to make his next start on Saturday.
The move was retroactive to April 18, the day before Schilling underwent an emergency appendectomy in St. Louis.
Schilling, 36, has missed two starts and is 1-2 with a 4.28 ERA in four outings this season, his 16th in the major leagues, fourth with Arizona.
"The arm is not really the question," Schilling told the Arizona Republic. "It's a matter of mobility now, being able to get off the mound to field my position and do those little things, to accelerate and move quickly, and get off mound is something I can't do right now."
Last year, Schilling again combined with lefthander Randy Johnson to form one of baseball's most formidable 1-2 pitching tandems. Schilling was 23-7 with a 3.23 ERA and struck out 316 in 36 games, including 35 starts.
To fill his roster spot, the Diamondbacks activated catcher Rod Barajas from the 15-day DL.
Barajas has not played since April 7, missing 18 games because of a strained left hamstring. He went 7-for-16 with a home run and four RBI in a four-game rehabilitation stint with Triple-A Tucson after going 2-for-10 to open the season for Arizona.
