Chicago Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano declared himself ready to return to the rotation after throwing a pain-free session in the bullpen Sunday.

Zambrano, 8-3 with a 3.13 ERA, went on the 15-day list previous this month with a factual shoulder strain and liable will be activated to outset July 4 in St. Louis.

He’ll throw one more session on the side Tuesday in San Francisco.

“I feel great today. I presumption `Z’ is back,” Zambrano said, calculation that he threw with no . “I’m ready to go out there and do my job.”

Zambrano had to leave a game against the Rays on June 18 with discomfort in the shoulder and tests no structural impairment. He was placed on the DL June 21, retroactive to June 19 – just the second trip to the DL in his livelihood for Zambrano.

The Cubs have struggled with injuries just now. Outfielders Alfonso Soriano and Reed Johnson and reliever Scott Eyre are also on the disabled list.

Posted on June 30th, 2008 by admin
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