Ben Sheets is ready to return to the majors for the first time in two years.
Capping a comeback from a long elbow surgery, the former Milwaukee Braves to Atlanta will start Sunday against the New York Mets.
"All the work," Sheets said Thursday. "Everything feels fine. I threw the ball well. Continue making good shots out."
Manager Fredi Gonzalez of the Braves liked what I saw of the leaves during a bullpen session before training day outside Atlanta at Turner Field.
"I was watching something else that felt good, and suddenly, 'Oh, my arm and my pain is pain in the shoulder," said Gonzalez. "But he was well and he threw some curve balls pretty good."
The Braves will move list before the first leaves of major league start since he and the Oakland Athletics lost 2-1 in Boston July 19, 2010.
After this beginning, clothes landed on the list of injured players for the seventh time in his career, he underwent surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon and ligaments of the elbow.
Atlanta has signed Sheets, who turns 34 years old next Wednesday, a minor league contract on July 1. He made two starts with Double-A Mississippi to 0-1 with 5:06 on October 2 to 3 effective innings. In eight seasons with Milwaukee and Oakland, have the right brand of 90-92 with a 3.79 effectiveness in openings 241 in his career.
Gonzalez hopes that the leaves can be five entries on Sunday, but he wants more than 88 pitches.
"It's very, very pumped about pitching again," said Gonzalez. "There is always a second chance, and I think two years is not released then get a taste of that, I think it will be good."
Leaves waiting to hear a little anxious before his debut in Atlanta.
"It's always nerves, man," he said. "He will always be nervous, no matter where you come from or where they went."
Braves rotation is in a stream of Brandon Beachy he tore a ligament in his right elbow and underwent surgery to finish the season on June 25.
Jair Jurrjens is 3-0 with a foja effectiveness of 2:13 since returning from a demotion to Triple A Gwinnett, but Randall Delgado and Mike Minor struggled with inconsistency.
Tim Hudson, who hit against the Mets, pitcher Chris Young right night, Friday, had two cortisone shots to relieve pain from bone spurs in his left ankle. His second time was July 6 after the 5-0 victory in Philadelphia.
"I feel great," said Hudson. "It is great that you gave me this whole process began with the ankle. It's pretty near 100 percent. I just get to stay on top and keep it that way."
Gonzalez said the general manager Frank Wren continues to seek ways to improve the club, which is four games behind Washington, first in the National League East, half a game against the Mets.
Atlanta has lost rookie shortstop Andrelton Simmons to a broken right pinky finger in a 4-3 victory Sunday in Philadelphia. Gonzalez said that Jack Wilson will start in place of Simmons on Friday, but the Braves could recall rookie Tyler Pastornicky of the Triple A Gwinnett, too.
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