PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Alex Cobb threw live batting practice on Monday, and the right-hander told reporters, "It was a good day."
"There weren't too many hitters, I had a lot of injured guys in my group who were kind of just tracking," Cobb said. "I had Brad Miller, who was swinging, and he swang often, thankfully [which allowed Cobb to see how a hitter reacted to his pitches]. But it was good.
"[Throwing live batting practice is] the next step to games. You go from flat-ground work in mid-January, progress up to the bullpens, and live BP.