Around NL Central Spring Training, 3/19: Norris Sits One Out
Astros: Bud Norris was scheduled to start against the Blue Jays Thursday, but will skip a turn in the rotation instead after coming down with the stomach flu. Norris told Alden Gonzalez that the only thing he had to eat on Thursday was an apple, and it took him an hour to finish it. He’s confident he’ll be able to bounce back in time for his next start.
Pirates: Big league camp is over for two more of the team’s top prospects, as they optioned third baseman Pedro Alvarez and outfielder Jose Tabata to the minors yesterday. GM Neal Huntington said the Pirates would have liked to keep the pair in camp a little longer, but cited a somewhat obscure roster deadline involving options and players with no major league service time as the reason for the early demotion.
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