Chris Sale hopes to be ready for the inauguration

Boston Red Sox opener Chris Sale is hoping he will be ready for the opening day of the MLB season.

The left-hander has already climbed the mound twice since joining the team's spring camp and is scheduled to launch a parallel session on Monday. After that, you will know what are the next steps in your recovery.





Boston hired a bench coach

Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke announced Saturday that Jerry Narron was hired as a bech coach.

This is the second time Narron has worked for the Red Sox, as he held this same position for Grady Little in 2003. Narron also has experience in the Rangers (2001-2002), the Reds (2005-2007 and Milwaukee. He will report to Red Sox camp this Sunday.









Jack Flaherty will be the ace of the St. Louis rotation

The Cardinals announced that Jack Flaherty will be their opener on the opening day. It's no surprise since Flaherty was perhaps the best pitcher in baseball after the All-Star break last year.

Overall it was 11-8 with a 2.75 ERA in 33 starts. In the second half of the season it was 7-2 with a 0.91 ERA and 0.71 WHIP. The only other real contender for Opening Day was Dakota Hudson.

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone told the media this Saturday that James Paxton will be allowed to start throwing in about 10 days, which puts him ahead of schedule in his rehabilitation of back surgery.Paxton was operated in early February to remove a cyst from the spine and was expected to remain out of all activity for 5-7 weeks.In the Bronx, they are excited by the idea that, instead of being out of service until after the break of All-Star as originally feared, he can leave the disabled list at the end of April or beginning of May.