Hanley Ramirez said Friday that he feels he's ready to return to the Dodgers' lineup with his hamstring as is.

Ramirez said that he's been trying to come back, but that the Dodgers won't let him yet. He progressed to running in the outfield prior to Tuesday's game, and the team wants to take every precaution not to rush him back and risk re-injury. He was initially given a 4-6 week timetable for his return, and even the early end of that projection doesn't have him returning until early June.

Hanley Ramirez (hamstring) has been taking ground balls and hitting recently.

He's yet to test out his hamstring by running, which is no surprise since he's barely over two weeks into his 4-6 week timetable. Dodgers manager Don Mattingly stressed that the club will make sure Hanley's hamstring is fully healed before bringing him back.

Dodgers placed SS Hanley Ramirez on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain.

Well, that was quick. Ramirez was back for just four games before requiring a return trip to the disabled list. The good news is that a strain could be as simple as a two-week fix as opposed to the torn thumb ligament that kept him out for the entire first month. The bad news is that Ramirez was raking, hitting .455 with a home run in the four games. Check back in a few weeks to see how he's progressing.