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.