PADRES UPDATE : NOTEBOOK / SCOTT MILLER : Greg Harris to Skip a Turn Because of Back Problems

Because of recurring back problems, right-hander Greg Harris will be held out of his scheduled start tonight.

With the off day Thursday, the Padres have decided to move Andy Benes and Frank Seminara each up one day, which means they will be pitching on their normal four days’ rest. Benes will face Tom Glavine tonight and Seminara will face John Smoltz on Sunday.

The Braves, too, have juggled their rotation--Charlie Liebrandt was supposed to start Sunday, but Smoltz only worked three innings during a 4-1 loss to Philadelphia on Wednesday, so the Braves decided to push Liebrandt back a day.

As for Harris, Padre General Manager Joe McIlvaine said he doesn’t believe it is anything major. Harris has been bothered since late April with occassional spasms in the lower part of his back.

“The doctors don’t think it is anything that serious,” McIlvaine said. “We’re just going to give it more time and see if it straightens itself out.”

McIlvaine said Harris probably will start Tuesday, and Harris said he thought he would be ready to go by then.

Seminara, meanwhile, pitched five minutes in the bullpen Friday and showed no effects after taking that Mark Grace line drive in the arm on Tuesday.

Larry Andersen was in the Padre clubhouse, but he is still officially on a rehabilitation assignment to single-A High Desert. Andersen pitched Wednesday and Thursday and was not scheduled to work Friday or today, so he donned a Mavericks’ hat and joined the Padres in pregame workouts.

He said his arm is back to normal and that his wallet is a lot lighter as a result of his rehab.

Counting dinners bought for several team members and the beer Andersen purchased for their trip to Salinas (Andersen flew), Andersen figured his wallet was $600 to $700 lighter.

And then there were the fines. ...

“They fined me $25 for dressing in the manager’s office,” Andersen said. “And $5 for having my practice jersey on during the national anthem, and $2 for swearing on the Sabbath.”

Turns out, though, since Andersen sprung for dinner, the players decided to waive his fines.

Andersen stayed at the team hotel in Salinas and, when asked if there were any differences in the single-A hotels today versus when he was playing in single-A in the early 1970s, Andersen thought of one.

“Smaller roaches,” he said.

News flash--the Padres signed Bonds ... and nine others they drafted earlier in the week: San Diego State outfielder Brad Gennaro, whom they drafted in the sixth round; third baseman Ricky Talbott of Northview High in Covina, 10th round; outfielder Aaron Roques from Canyon Springs High in Moreno Valley, 13th round; pitcher Luis Arroyo, from Puerto Rico, in the 16th round; outfielder Bobby Bonds Jr., the brother of Pittsburgh’s Barry and son of former major leaguer Bobby, from Canada (Calif.) Community College, 18th round; shortstop Joe Bowden, from Simeon High in Chicago, 21st round; catcher Gabriel Martinez, from Puerto Rico, in the 22nd round; shortstop Erick Corps, from Puerto Rico, 30th round; pitcher Marty Winchester, from Long Beach Community College, 34th round; and pitcher Hector Fargas, from Puerto Rico, 43rd round.