PEORIA, Ariz. – Any doubts as to whether a middle-back strain might continue to keep right-hander Erik Swanson off the mound and behind schedule on his throwing progression were erased on Saturday when he threw about 20 pitches in a quick session before the rest of the scheduled pitchers threw their bullpen sessions.
“It felt really good today,” Swanson said. “It probably looked a little funky for you guys watching and wondering what I was doing. But I just wanted to feel the slope when I threw today before my bullpen on Tuesday. Everything felt good and it’s starting to get back into sync.