Two-time All-Star first baseman Carlos Delgado has not played with the Boston Red Sox Triple-A pawtucket team since August 15, so you have to wonder if the experiment is over. According to Ron Chimelis of The Republican, Delgado’s hip problems are sidelining him and the “experiment looks doomed.”

However, according to Brian MacPherson of The Providence Journal, PawSox manager Torey Lovulio says that his “gut feeling” is that Delgado will be ready to play soon.

“He’s taking it easy right now,” Lovullo said. “He’s getting his work done. … It’s typical soreness, expected soreness. It’s nothing, from any standpoint, that’s going to shut him down. It’s nothing from the (surgically) repaired area. It’s all just lower-back stiffness.”

Delgado was signed in early August to provide the Sox insurance at first base. He has been 3-for-13 since his return to professional baseball. Delgado, coming off arthroscopic surgery on his right hip, has not played since May 10, 2009. If he is not on the active roster by September 1, he can become a free agent.