Reggie Sanders had an appendectomy Thursday after complaining about severe abdominal pain.

Cardinals head athletic trainer Barry Weinberg said it's too early to know how long Sanders might be out of action, but the recovery time in previous cases has been in the neighborhood of two weeks. Curt Schilling missed almost that long in 2003. Cardinals utilityman Eduardo Perez was able to pinch-hit roughly a week after his appendectomy in 2003, but it was two weeks before he was able to play in the field.

While this isn't George Brett with hemorrhoids, an appendectomy is no walk in the park - just ask former Cardinal farmhand Daric Barton, who had to have his appendix removed just two weeks ago and is out for the rest of Spring Training.