Where is? Part 2: Billy Petrick

[badnews]

I imagine it's written obviously somewhere, I just haven't seen it. Injured again?

[Little Slide Rooter]

I was wondering about him. Im surprised we havnt seen him this spring. If nothing else, hed be decent trade bait with so many teams looking for BP help.

[Athletics36]

I imagine it's written obviously somewhere, I just haven't seen it. Injured again?

 

He's in camp as I watched him throw a bullpen the other day and looked good.

[jersey cubs fan]

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=145622

 

Cubs manager Lou Piniella voiced concern Friday about the way "the ball was coming out" of Petrick's hand. Nevertheless, Petrick wants to feel he's part of the mix.

 

"I feel like I could be," he said. "I've got to put a couple good outings together and show the arm is healthy and show that the velocity is back and all that."

[TruffleShuffle]

wait he already pitched in a game right? i don't think it was much but i remember him getting an out, i think.

[fromthestretch]

wait he already pitched in a game right? i don't think it was much but i remember him getting an out, i think.

 

Yep. He's pitched 1/3 of an inning this spring.

[El Rojito]

wait he already pitched in a game right? i don't think it was much but i remember him getting an out, i think.

 

Yep. He's pitched 1/3 of an inning this spring.

Yes, and here's the box score:

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2008_02_29_sfnmlb_chnmlb_1

[biittner77]

I imagine it's written obviously somewhere, I just haven't seen it. Injured again?

 

He's in camp as I watched him throw a bullpen the other day and looked good.

 

Yeah but how did Petrick look :lol:

[Guest]

"He's feeling OK," Piniella said of Petrick, "but he doesn't have much velocity. There's no sense in rushing that. He's coming off an injury. His chances of making the team aren't very good, so there's no sense in rushing him. Let's get him nice and strong and so he has more arm strength. Then we can pitch him a little or send him down so he can build up arm strength there."

 

Uh oh, the velocity might still not be back after dipping at the end of last season.