The Oakland Athletics righty is expected to miss two weeks of Spring Training after experiencing "stiffness" in the lat muscle just below his pitching arm after tossing in the neighborhood of 15 pitches. Two days later, manager Bob Geren relayed the news that he won't be pitching again until he's pain-free.
Bad news for the 29-year-old Harden, who is back for a second stint with the Athletics and hoping to make it into the rotation. What's worse is that it seems to be quite a stiff competition for the fifth starter spot.
Harden signed a $1.5 million, one-year contract back in December to rejoin the A’s after going 5-5 with a 5.58 ERA in 20 appearances with the Texas Rangers during an injury-ridden 2010 season. After beginning the season as the Rangers’ No. 2 starter, he walked 62 batters in 92 innings.
Yikes. Good luck with that lat muscle Rich!
[MLB]
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Whoa. He's a bit hot too.
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