More injury news regarding Angel Guzman

Angel Guzman just can't catch a break.  Coming off knee surgery during the offseason, the Cubs' set up man, who finally came into his own last season, now is have a problem with his throwing shoulder.  Guzman tried to get loose and throw on Wednesday but complained to Cubs trainer Mark O'Neal about pain in his shoulder.

"He had some discomfort in his shouldfer," Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said. "We just felt coming off of the [arthroscopic meniscus surgery] he's had on and off difficulties in the past, so we thought that we were just going to take the precautionary route."


Guzman said he expected to be ready to go on the field in a week to 10 days.

"I still think I will be back in a week or week and a half," Guzman said. "My knee is the main thing. I don't think the shoulder is anything I have to worry about."

Good News for Lilly and the Cubs

The results of the MRI on Ted Lilly's knee came back negative. "There is no significant damage that would require surgery, basically. So obviously that's good news," Lilly said.


Lilly resumed working out with the other pitchers, including some long toss today.

Lilly is rehabbing from the left shoulder surgery he had in November. The left-hander also had meniscus surgery on his left knee in August.


Lilly threw off flat ground Thursday for the first time since undergoing surgery on his throwing shoulder in November. He threw 25 pitches.

Lilly went 12-9 with a 3.10 ERA last season for the Cubs.

Guzman and Gray injured

Two potential candidates for set up men in the Cubs' bullpen are starting off spring training with injuries.

Angel Guzman had arthroscopic surgery on his knee two weeks ago after suffering a torn meniscus during a workout in Venezuela last month.  Guzman is expected to be ready for opening day.

Reliever Jeff Gray suffered a moderate groin strain after reporting early to spring training this week during fielding practice.  Gray is expected to take it easy the first couple of weeks of spring training and should be fine.