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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 30, 2005 Brad Penny has been scratched from his start at San Diego on Saturday and will be replaced by Edwin Jackson, according to the LA Times. |
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September 28, 2005 Brad Penny, who lasted only 10 pitches in two-thirds of an inning September 21 in Arizona because of tightness in his forearm, said he felt fine following a bullpen session, according to the AP. Manager Jim Tracy said Penny will start Saturday night in San Diego. |
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September 26, 2005 If Brad Penny gets through a bullpen session today or tomorrow without any problems, he will join Odalis Perez to pitch in Thursday's game, according to the LA Times. Penny is dealing with a tight right forearm and Perez is recovering from a rib injury. |
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September 23, 2005 Brad Penny, who will miss his next turn because of tightness in his right forearm, will throw a bullpen session on Monday or Tuesday, according to the AP. "He's feeling fine," Dodgers manager Jim Tracy said. |
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September 22, 2005 Brad Penny will miss his next scheduled start because of tightness in his right forearm, but is still expected to start one more game this season, according to the AP. |
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September 21, 2005 Brad Penny lasted only 10 pitches in two-thirds of an inning for the Dodgers on Wednesday night. Penny wasn't sharp after complaining of what the Dodgers said was tightness in his right forearm, according to the Associated Press. |
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September 8, 2005 Despite leaving Tuesday's start early with a stiff lower back, Brad Penny is expected to make his next scheduled start for the Dodgers on Sunday. |
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September 7, 2005 Brad Penny left Tuesday's game after six innings because of stiffness in his lower back, according to the AP. He gave up one run on six hits, struck out six and walked one before departing. |
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August 31, 2005 Brad Penny began a five-game suspension on Wednesday for arguing with umpire Rob Drake on August 14, according to the AP. |
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August 30, 2005 Brad Penny will have the appeal of his five-game suspension heard on Wednesday, according to the AP. Because he is pitching today, even if the penalty is upheld he might not miss a start. |
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July 22, 2005 The LA Times reports that Brad Penny will appeal his five-game suspension for a run-in with an umpire last week. That means he can pitch until a decision on the appeal is rendered. |
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July 21, 2005 Brad Penny was suspended five games and fined an undisclosed amount Thursday by Major League Baseball for his run-in with an umpire during a game last week. His suspension is scheduled to begin Friday, though he will remain eligible to pitch if he appeals the penalty. |
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July 9, 2005 Manager Jim Tracy stated that Brad Penny will be available to pitch in relief either today or Sunday, according to the LA Times. Penny is not scheduled to start again until after the All-Star break. "You could see him come in to pitch the seventh, or even the sixth and seventh if we need a bridge to get to the back of the bullpen," Tracy said. |
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June 12, 2005 The Dodgers officially announced that Brad Penny has agreed to a three-year contract extension. The deal includes a $7.25 million option for 2009. |
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June 9, 2005 The Dodgers could announce the contract extension of Brad Penny on Friday, according to the LA Times. |
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June 8, 2005 Brad Penny said Tuesday that a contract extension with the Dodgers has not yet been finalized. Penny's agent, Greg Genske, said the deal could be a few days away, according to the Orange County Register. The two sides are working on a three-year extension with an option for a fourth season. The contract would pay Penny $25 million for the first three years, with a $7 million option for the fourth. |
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June 7, 2005 Brad Penny and the Dodgers have reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract extension, with a fourth-year option that could increase the value of the deal to $32 million, according to the LA Times. Penny must pass a physical examination before the deal can be completed and announced, which could be today. |
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June 6, 2005 With the Dodgers having an off day on Thursday, they will be able to skip a spot in their rotation and start Brad Penny on Friday, according to the LA Daily News. |
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April 26, 2005 Brad Penny said he had no soreness in his right arm on Monday, the day after throwing 83 pitches in his first start since September, according to the LA Times. |
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April 24, 2005 The Dodgers activated Brad Penny from the disabled list for his first start of the year on Sunday. Penny allowed six hits and four earned runs in five innings, with four strikeouts and no walks. |
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April 23, 2005 Dodgers manager Jim Tracy said weather will determine if Brad Penny will be activated and start Sunday's game, according to the AP. "If it's cold and the weather is bad we won't start him," Tracy said. "If he doesn't pitch tomorrow he will pitch Monday." |
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April 20, 2005 The Dodgers plan to activate Brad Penny from the 15-day disabled list in time to start Sunday at Colorado, according to the AP. Dodgers manager Jim Tracy said the only thing that could change those plans is if the weather is cold, which would make it hard for Penny to warm up. |
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April 19, 2005 Brad Penny made a rehabilitation start Monday night for Triple-A Las Vegas and could rejoin the Dodgers this weekend, or make one more rehab start, according to the AP. |
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April 14, 2005 Brad Penny will make his next minor league rehab start on Monday and will try to push his pitch count to 80, according to the L.A. Times. Penny threw 58 pitches in his rehab start on Wednesday but then added 12 more in the bullpen after the game. |
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April 13, 2005 Brad Penny pitched five innings and allowed two hits and one run for Class-A Vero Beach on Wednesday in his first outing facing hitters in a game situation, according to the AP. Dodgers manager Jim Tracy said Penny threw 58 pitches and topped out at 96 mph. Penny is expected to pitch in another minor league game Sunday as he continues his recovery from a nerve injury in his right biceps. |
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April 11, 2005 Brad Penny is slated to toss 70 pitches against minor league hitters Wednesday, and that could come in a Florida State League game, rather than in another simulated game, according to the LA Times. Manager Jim Tracy said the soonest Penny could come off the DL would be April 24, though a return during the ensuing nine-game homestand is more realistic. |
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April 9, 2005 Brad Penny came out of a 70-pitch simulated game Friday in good shape and next will throw a bullpen session Monday before the Dodgers decide where he goes from there, according to the AP. |
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April 9, 2005 As expected, Brad Penny tested his biceps nerve problem by tossing 70 pitches against minor leaguers yesterday, according to the LA Times. He's now slated to pitch in a Single-A game Wednesday. |
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April 8, 2005 Brad Penny is slated to throw 70 pitches today in an extended spring training game, according to the LA Times. He hopes to return from his biceps nerve problem April 19. |
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April 6, 2005 The LA Times reports that Brad Penny could be activated from the disabled list to start on April 19. "We'd love for that to be the case," GM Paul DePodesta said. "It's still a possibility." Penny, who is recovering from a biceps nerve injury, threw a bullpen session yesterday and is slated for a simulated game on Friday. If all goes well, he should get into a minor league game next Wednesday. |
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April 4, 2005 Brad Penny tested his biceps nerve injury yesterday by throwing four innings in a minor league intrasquad game, according to the LA Times. He could get into a Single-A game Friday, his first competitive action in seven months. |
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March 30, 2005 Brad Penny tossed 48 pitches in a simulated game on Tuesday, according to the LA Times. "That was far and away the best he's looked," manager Jim Tracy said. "He threw the ball terrific. He let everything go, and that was fantastic." Recovering from a biceps nerve injury, he is expected to start the season on the DL. |
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March 29, 2005 Brad Penny is expected to begin the season on the disabled list so he can rehab his biceps nerve injury by facing minor league hitters, according to the LA Times. He's slated for a three-inning simulated game today. |
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March 26, 2005 Rather than pitching his scheduled minor league game yesterday, Brad Penny threw a simulated game, instead, according to the LA Times. "I'm ready to pitch competitively," he said. "The next phase is facing hitters, major or minor league, it doesn't matter." Manager Jim Tracy said Penny could get into a Grapefruit League game before camp ends Thursday. |
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March 25, 2005 The LA Times reports that Brad Penny is slated to toss an inning against Dodger minor leaguers today. He's recovering from a biceps nerve problem that bothered him last season. |
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March 22, 2005 Brad Penny will pitch to Dodger hitters today for the first time this spring as he continues to recover from last year's nerve problem, according to the LA Times. |
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March 15, 2005 The LA Times reports that Brad Penny was able to throw breaking balls, changeups and full-speed fastballs in the same workout yesterday for the first time this spring. The Dodgers expect him to start the season on the DL, while he continues to recover from last year's nerve problem. He hopes to be ready sometime in April. |
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March 12, 2005 Dodgers manager Jim Tracy admitted yesterday that Brad Penny beginning the season on the disabled list was "becoming a realistic possibility," according to the LA Times. He's being brought along slowly this spring as he comes back from a nerve injury from last season. |
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March 9, 2005 Brad Penny has no timetable for when he might make his exhibition debut and may not be ready when the season begins as he comes back from last year's nerve injury, according to the LA Times. |
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March 8, 2005 The L.A. Times reports that the Brad Penny and the Dodgers continue to take a slow approach with his recovery from last year's biceps nerve injury. Penny has a bullpen session scheduled today but has yet to face hitters or throw a curveball this spring. |
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March 3, 2005 Brad Penny threw some fastballs off a bullpen mound on Thursday, according to the AP. Penny is trying to work his way back from a rare nerve injury to his right biceps, but nobody can say when he might be ready to return. "It took a step up from where it was. There was a little bit more velocity," Dodgers manager Jim Tracy said. "We are still very optimistic." |
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February 22, 2005 Brad Penny was able to throw about 15 half-speed pitches off a mound yesterday for the first time since he re-injured his biceps in September, according to the LA Times. He is scheduled to throw again Wednesday. |
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February 18, 2005 The LA Daily News reports that Brad Penny has yet to throw off a mound, though the Dodgers believe his recovery from a nerve irritation in his right arm remains on track. A cold kept him from throwing last week and he should be ready when the team breaks camp. |
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January 24, 2005 Brad Penny and the Dodgers avoided arbitration by agreeing on a one-year deal on Monday. Penny will make $5.1 million in 2005. Penny has been the subject of trade rumors all winter, and he was nearly traded to the D'Backs in one of the proposed Shawn Green deals. |