Jordan Zimmermann encouraged after first spring training start

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    "Jordan Zimmermann could not climb a mound at this point last March, and he has a constant reminder this spring training. "The same thing Strasburg is doing right now," Zimmermann said, "I was doing last year."

    Now, rather than playing catch with a trainer, Zimmermann is firing fastballs and sliders at a catcher, in a real, live game. Zimmermann made his first appearance of the spring today, allowing three hits and a walk in three scoreless innings, striking out one.

    The specter of his Tommy John surgery and recovery has not quite left his mind, but Zimmermann was pleased with how his elbow responded today. When he came back to the majors last year, in late August, his elbow would sometimes stiffen in the dugout between innings. He wondered if the same thing would happen today, and was happy to learn it did not."

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