It seemed odd that they kept saying Prior was staying in EXT to strengthen his shoulder ... but not by pitching. It reminded me of the injury-prevention program he was on last year that involved not pitching and then being injured. I'm sad that someone so talented has had his career stall so early ... and I'm sad that -- even though the Cubs weren't relying on Prior, blah blah blah -- there's no doubt that Prior being able to return at some level of MLB effectiveness would have been a big boost to the team. With that said, I'm looking forward to the minor league pitching matchups tonight with Gallagher, Veal and Samardzija all starting.