Joel Zumaya says he's health

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    Joel Zumaya has painfully realized the potential hazard of his natural gift.

    Being able to throw the ball incredibly hard can come with a price.

    So as the right-hander resumes his career with Minnesota, Zumaya will bring a different mentality to the mound. If he's healthy -- he said Thursday he feels "great" -- he'll still be relied on to strike opponents out in the late innings. But his breaking and off-speed pitches will be an important part of his repertoire. Not just the 100-mile-per-hour heat.

    "I've grown up a little bit," said Zumaya, the former Detroit reliever who signed a one-year contract with the Twins this week for an $850,000 base salary plus as much as $900,000 in performance-based bonuses. "You can't just throw 100 by people right now. For me, 100 is overrated. There are quite a few athletes who throw 100, and hitters are timing it now."

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