LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) -Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland won’t predict whether injury-plagued reliever Joel Zumaya will be ready to pitch on opening day.
Leyland said Monday he’s stumped by Zumaya’s status. A day earlier, Leyland said Zumaya likely would not be ready for the start of the regular season on April 6.
Zumaya is a talented but injury-prone 24-year-old power-pitching right-hander who has missed much of the past two seasons. He was scratched from an intrasquad game Saturday because of a neck cramp.
His best year came in 2006, when he was 6-3 with a 1.94 ERA in 62 appearances.
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