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| Height: 6-4
Weight: 250
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: May 24, 1978, Blackwell, OK Contract: Signed through 2008, club option for 2009. |
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| September 29, 2004 Dr. Frank Jobe said he can't make a timeline for when Brad Penny will be able to return from a nerve irritation yet, because it will take several weeks to make an accurate diagnosis of the nerve damage, according to the LA Times. "If the bruise is on the outside of the nerve, it could take three to four weeks to recover," Jobe said. "If the bruise is on the inside, it could be a matter of months. But either way, he needs rest and must stretch out the arm with exercise." |
| September 23, 2004 Brad Penny is expected to miss the remainder of the season after aggravating the nerve irritation in his arm when he returned to the mound yesterday, according to the LA Times. He will undergo more testing today, including an MRI. "I don't anticipate seeing Brad Penny take another shot at this," manager Jim Tracy said. "I really can't foresee that happening." |
| September 22, 2004 Brad Penny removed himself from his start in the fourth inning on Wednesday due to nerve irritation in his pitching arm. He was making his first appearance in more than five weeks. |
| September 19, 2004 The Dodgers confirmed that Brad Penny will return from his right biceps strain to start on Wednesday, according to the LA Times. |
| September 18, 2004 When Brad Penny returns from his strained right biceps to start, likely Wednesday, he will be limited to about 70 pitches or three innings, according to the LA Times. |
| September 17, 2004 Brad Penny threw a three-inning simulated game without pain in his right biceps on Friday, according to the AP. He could pitch as early as Wednesday. |
| September 15, 2004 Brad Penny will pitch a simulated game in Colorado on Friday, according to the AP. If all goes well, Penny might start a game at San Diego next week. He's been sidelined since Aug. 8 because of an injured nerve in his pitching arm. |
| September 14, 2004 Brad Penny threw 55 pitches in a three-inning simulated game on Tuesday, according to the AP. Penny will be re-evaluated on Wednesday and if he's pain free he'll throw another simulated game in a few days. The Dodgers are hoping to get Penny back before the playoffs. |
| September 14, 2004 Brad Penny is scheduled to face hitters today for the first time since going on the disabled list because of a nerve problem in his pitching arm, according to the LA Times. |
| September 13, 2004 Currently sidelined by tendinitis in his right biceps, Brad Penny will have to convince the Dodgers that he will be healthy enough to start in the playoffs to make their roster, because they don't plan to use him in relief, according to the LA Times. He is slated to toss batting practice on Tuesday, and the club hopes he can work out of the bullpen down the stretch in lopsided games soon. |
| September 10, 2004 Brad Penny threw 30 pitches off the mound in a bullpen session Thursday. "He's getting better every day," said pitching coach Jim Colborn. He's sidelined with biceps tendinitis. |
| September 8, 2004 Brad Penny threw off a mound for the first time since Aug. 8 on Tuesday, and he probably will only pitch in relief if he's able to return at all this season from a strained right biceps, according to the LA Times. |
| September 4, 2004 Brad Penny, on the DL with a biceps injury, threw for the second straight day on Saturday. Manager Jim Tracy said he was hopeful Penny could pitch in the final month, but said even if he made it back he'd have to increase his workload gradually. |
| September 2, 2004 The AP reports that Brad Penny had his best throwing session on Thursday. He made 75 tosses, some as long as 180 feet. Penny, sidelined since August 9th with a strained right biceps, has yet to throw off the mound and there is no timetable for his return. |
| September 2, 2004 The LA Times reports that Brad Penny has increased the intensity of his throwing program, but there remains no timetable for his return from a strained right biceps. |
| August 31, 2004 Brad Penny made over 50 throws from 120 feet on Tuesday in his second such throwing session in three days. However, he is still weeks away from coming off the DL. |
| August 30, 2004 Even though he threw 50 times from about 115 feet yesterday, Brad Penny is still weeks away from being activated from the DL, according to the LA Times. |
| August 29, 2004 Brad Penny made 50 throws from 115 feet on flat ground on Sunday. He is still sidelined with a strained right biceps. |
| August 26, 2004 After playing catch yesterday, Brad Penny felt "a slight amount" of restriction in his arm and lingering numbness in his forearm, according to the LA Times. Penny has no timetable for a return to action. |
| August 24, 2004 The Dodgers don't expect Brad Penny to return from his strained right biceps until well into September, according to the LA Times. He has yet to throw since sustaining the injury. "It will take him several weeks just to get his arm in shape to where he could compete," physical therapist Pat Screnar said. |
| August 22, 2004 Although there is no timetable for Brad Penny to return from his strained right biceps, he may start throwing again on Tuesday, according to the LA Times. |
| August 19, 2004 The LA Times reports that the Dodgers expect Brad Penny to miss at least two more starts due to his strained biceps. |
| August 15, 2004 The Dodgers placed Brad Penny on the 15-day DL Sunday with a strained right biceps. "He is better and he's making improvements but he still has some stiffness in that area from moving up into the lower part of the bicep," Dodgers manager Jim Tracy. "So as far as actually going out and doing any kind of tossing or throwing on the flat ground, as of this morning we do not have any specific timetable in mind as far as that is concerned." |
| August 14, 2004 Dodgers manager Jim Tracy does not want to push Brad Penny back into the rotation too soon, so Kazuhisa Ishii will start in his place on Thursday. Tracy told the AP that the Dodgers will likely place Penny on the 15-day DL because of his injured right biceps. |
| August 14, 2004 The L.A. Times reports that although it's unlikely that Brad Penny will be able to return in time to start on Thursday, the Dodgers haven't ruled out that possibility. |
| August 11, 2004 Brad Penny is treating his strained biceps by alternating ice and heat treatment. He said he'll be able to throw again "when the nerve calms down." He will miss his scheduled start on Saturday. |
| August 9, 2004 Brad Penny has a strained right biceps and is expected to miss one start after being forced to leave Sunday's game because of pain in his arm, according to the AP. An MRI exam Monday revealed there were neither tears nor structural damage in Penny's arm. |
| August 8, 2004 Brad Penny left his start on Sunday in the first inning with a strained right biceps. He will undergo an MRI on Monday. |
| August 4, 2004 A change of scenery did him good: Brad Penny worked into the eighth inning on Tuesday for the first time since May while picking up the win in his Dodgers debut. He allowed just two hits while shutting out the Pirates over eight innings. |
| August 1, 2004 Brad Penny is slated to make his debut with the Dodgers on Tuesday against the Pirates in L.A. |
| July 30, 2004 ESPNEWS reports that the Dodgers have acquired Brad Penny along with Hee Seop Choi and minor league pitcher Bill Murphy in exchange for Guillermo Mota, Paul Lo Duca and Juan Encarnacion. Penny was slated to make his next start on Tuesday, and that will probably remain the case whether he remains with L.A. or is traded again to Arizona. |
| July 30, 2004 The Sun-Sentinal reports that the Marlins are close to sending Brad Penny to the Dodgers in a three-way deal that would net them Kazuhisa Ishii and Paul Lo Duca. However, the Miami Herald reports that GM Larry Beinfest has repeatedly said he has no interest in trading any of his starting pitchers. Getting Ishii back in a deal might ease the pain (only slightly) of losing Penny. |
| July 6, 2004 The Miami Herald reports that Brad Penny has been bothered by an infected cut on his knee sustained June 23. It's being treated with antibiotics. He should make his next start on Saturday. |
| April 13, 2004 Brad Penny pitched eight shutout innings against the Expos Tuesday, allowing only two hits and one walk while fanning 10. Penny retired the first 10 batters he faced. |
| January 20, 2004 The Marlins and Brad Penny avoided arbitration as they agreed to a one-year contract today, according to the Sports Network. Penny was 14-10 with a 4.13 ERA in 32 starts last year. |