Phillies closer Brad Lidge will be making his first appearance of the spring on Wednesday in an intrasquad game. He’s been experiencing tightness in his forearm, but felt fine after Sunday’s bullpen session in Clearwater.
Florida Marlins left-hander Andrew Miller is working on his delivery and trying to regain the feel for his sinker.
Miller has recently stayed away from the pitch that gave him so much success at North Carolina and helped him become the 6th overall pick in the 2006 First Year Player Draft.
In a piece I missed yesterday, Bill Shanks from the BravesShow.com watched Tom Glavine throw batting practice on Sunday.
Said Bill, “His stuff was ordinary and it just didn’t look crisp. Maybe he’ll improve in the six weeks before his scheduled start on April 19th, but there are already whispers that this Glavine comeback is in jeopardy.”
…Interesting…this could open the door for young Tommy Hanson.
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this is off topic, i guess.. but did anyone purchase pre-sale tickets today? i just bought tix for the 2nd game at CitiField (vs SD), seats in the Pepsi Porch! I cant wait.. =D
It would really be a terrible thing if Lidge had a prolonged forearm stiffness
The Hanson kid is the real deal , he’s ranked among the top ten prospects.
In any event, I pulled his scouting report and it doesn’t bode well for us.
: As good as Hanson was during the 2008 regular season, he was even nastier in the Arizona Fall League. He led the AFL in wins (5), ERA (0.63) and strikeouts (49 in 28 2/3 IP), holding hitters to a .105 batting average. And that doesn’t even count his dominant outings in the Rising Stars Showcase and championship game.
Scouting report: A big, tall right-hander with outstanding mound presence, he has a three-pitch mix that he can throw for strikes. He has a fastball that runs up to 94 mph with plenty of life, one of the best curve balls in the Minors and an above-average changeup. He’s working on a slider as well and he can throw any of his pitches at any point in the count. With good mechanics and delivery, he’s the whole package
Yes, it would… It would put a sock in the mouths of the those Phillies fans wishing for that on Johan. They have something to be worried about there, because Lidge has had arm problems in the past… For that matter too, Hamels too.
One of many reasons why everyone has to calm down about sring training aches and pains. Watch the MLB Network crawl at night–it’s one tweak, pull, or MRI after another. That’s what happens when guys are trying to get back on track for the regular season.
OH NO THEIR SEASON IS OVER> LIDGE IS THEIR MVP HE IS BEHIND SCHEDULE OH NO.
Seriously, he was their MVP and may get injured but it’s ST people. As well all said yesterday almost every team goes through this in the spring.
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