Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka threw a bullpen session off a mound for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery last June. Matsuzaka threw off the mound 21 times.
"Today is like a warm-up," Matsuzaka told reporters (WEEI). "I think I'll throw harder next week."
From what I have been hearing it sounds like some point in July. The Red Sox at that point could really use him if they don't make more moves before the season starts. We have been complaining basically daily about the back end of the rotation.
I forget who said it, whether is was a caller on WEEI or one of my friends, but some said they wouldn't be surprised to see Dice-K comeback and go 6-2 with a 3.50 ERA. Honestly... It wouldn't shock me either. Dice-K has to put his full effort into this season, because he is a free agent at the end of 2012. This guy is a thorn in my side, but I like him in the rotation rather then Aceves.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Dice-K Will Be Ready At Some Point In 2012
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I always felt like one of Dice-K's problems was the cultural disconnect. He played his whole career one way and when he came here it seems like the Red Sox tried to mold him to the American system and it's been like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. I'm curious to see what will happen when he's working with a manager who understands the system that he came from. I'm being optimistic, but if Dice-K were ever to have a breakout season all the factors seem to be in place.
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