Brad Penny pitched three scoreless innings in a minor league game against a Class A Minnesota Twins squad yesterday. He threw 41 pitches 30 for strikes and struck out four of the 11 batters he faced, he gave up only one hit. It was very encouraging as Brad Penny continues to play catchup. He is a lot further ahead then i thought he would be at this point. The Sox have a lot of days off during the first couple weeks of the season, so the Sox might be able to not start a 5th starter until Penny is ready. I would still like to see Buchholz get a shot, but we shall see.
Here is what John Farrell had to say about Brad Penny's performance...
"I think today was significantly improved over his outing five days ago," Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell said. "I thought his arm strength and command of his fastball was improved. His velocity was improved over his previous time, which again is a benchmark, not an end-all. But I thought the definition to his pitches, getting up and down three times for the three innings today was primarily the goal to get him close to 45 pitches (boston.com)."
Penny is slate to pitch his first spring training game March 23 (Monday).
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