Octavio Dotel is anxious to get back to the Major Leagues as quickly as possible, but the right-hander knows that he has to wait a few months before that will happen. Dotel, who underwent Tommy John surgery last June, has been throwing on flat ground for several weeks, and he is slated to get up on a bullpen mound for the first time by the end of next week. "I'm so ready," Dotel said. "I can't wait to get up there." The Yankees are saying that the reliever won't be ready to join the team until June, though Dotel has his sights set on a May return. That said, he won't put his health -- or his team -- in jeopardy by trying to rush back before he's ready."