Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
February 17, 2007
Prior Commitment

Mark Prior appears to be going through a bit of a Carl Pavano stretch himself:

"Is it fair for me to tell you whether you're hurting or not?" Prior said. "Who's to say? I've never judged somebody based on whether I feel they're hurt or not. You can't tell. Everybody's different. And trust me: You don't get to this level unless you want to play. You get weeded out in a hurry if you really don't want to play the game."

There's the rub: Prior hasn't played much in recent seasons.

Prior says he's healthy:

He started throwing in November and began working off a mound a month ago. Three years of injuries threw off his mechanics, causing issues with his timing and location, so Prior tried to correct that in the offseason. He "stripped down" his delivery and "tried to rebuild it up."

"As far as the peripheral, people looking in and saying he's not the guy this year, that's fine," Prior said. "I know what I want to do, and I know what I bring to this ballclub. When I'm out there, I think I make this club pretty good."

Despite all the moves the Cubs made in the off-season, getting Prior and Derrek Lee back healthy promises to bring the biggest boost to the Cubs fortunes.


Posted by David Pinto at 04:47 PM | Pitchers | TrackBack (0)
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