Nelson heads to LA for shoulder checkup

Outlook: Nelson, SP, MIL PHOENIX -- Jimmy Nelson has not had a setback. Everyone was on the same page about that.

But the Brewers right-hander also has not taken the critical next step of throwing off a mound for the first time since major shoulder surgery last September, so Nelson departed for Los Angeles on Wednesday for a checkup with Dr. Neal ElAttrache to see what the surgeon suggests next.

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Manager Craig Counsell described Nelson's comeback as "at a plateau" after Nelson got significantly ahead of schedule before beginning a throwing program. General manager David Stearns called the visit with ElAttrache "just a part of the process of rehab."

"Look," Stearns said,…