FORT MYERS -- It's too soon to say if Drew Pomeranz is going to be ready in time to take his first available turn in the rotation -- likely April 1 -- but the southpaw breezed through a 33-pitch simulated two-inning session at JetBlue Park this morning.
That this was first attempt at "really getting after it" since he left a Grapefruit League start with tightness in his left forearm on March 2 was the most important development.
"I felt good -- I don’t know velocity-wise what it was, but it was carrying through and it was getting on them quick -- that’s what I look for, the four-seam, the way it’s coming out of my hand -- it was coming out good," said Pomeranz.