Braves pitcher Alex Wood is feeling strong heading into spring training this season. Wood, who was scratched with forearm tightness from his final start in 2014, has begun throwing off the mound in preparation for the season.
"I feel great," said Wood after his throwing session. "I think that's what I'm most excited about. The body's finally come back around to where I feel good. I'm ready to head off and get started. I'm definitely ready to get going."
Wood, who went 11-11 with a 2.78 ERA in 2014 with 170 strikeouts in 171 2/3 innings pitched, knows many think his forearm may have been injured than was originally let on.
"I was never worried about it at all," Wood said. "It's funny seeing all that stuff, when people asked me and talk about it, it was like, 'No. I was 180 innings deep and I just tweaked my forearm a little bit.'"