Cardinals' Tommy Pham: Could begin rehab assignment this week

Pham (oblique) will take batting practice with his teammates for the first time since suffering his injury in the season opener, Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com reports.

Analysis:

If all goes as planned, Pham is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment this week. Once he's ready to return, the Cards will have an interesting roster situation on their hands with the emergence of Jeremy Hazelbaker in April.