ST. LOUIS -- Having regained strength after weaning himself off medication that was causing adverse side effects, Jhonny Peralta expects to report to the Cardinals' complex in Florida next week to return to the field in rehab games. That could position him to be activated from the disabled list when the Cardinals are in Miami for a series from May 8-10.
Peralta resumed taking swings in the batting cage on Friday and would have been on the field for pregame work before Saturday's game had weather not washed it out. His disabled-list stint is backdated to April 16, but it's been only recently that Peralta felt a change in energy level.