SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) -Reds lefty reliever Bill Bray, held back from early spring drills because of tendinitis, is back with the rest of the staff.
“It’s good,” he said Friday after throwing his first bullpen session.
The 25-year-old said he shouldn’t have any problem getting ready for the season as long as he has no setbacks. Taking it slow at the start was really just a precaution, he said.
Bray has a history of shoulder problems. That’s largely why he didn’t make the team out of camp last year.
He ended up having a good season, going 2-2 with a 2.87 ERA in a career-high 63 games.
But his early arm problems have him re-evaluating his offseason program.
“I think I’m going to work with a physical therapist on regular basis to keep stretched out,” he said. “And I’ll probably play catch rather than not throwing at all.”
Bray was obtained in an eight-player trade with the Washington Nationals in 2006.
He spent three month on the disabled list in 2007, first with a fractured tip on his left index finger and then with shoulder tendinitis.
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