Scott Elbert Pain-Free

Elbert threw a pain-free bullpen session this past Thursday, after having experienced shoulder soreness a couple of weeks ago. The injury, labeled as tendinitis by the team, forced him to be shut down for 10 days, but the progress Elbert has seen is encouraging. He's scheduled to throw another bullpen session Monday.

While Elbert has an outside shot at making the starting rotation as the 5th starter, he's almost guaranteed to be in the pen or at AAA to start the season.

While I'd love to see him in the pen at the outset of 2010, I'd put money on him starting the year at AAA.