Mark Pawelek

ANALYSIS
"Because it was his non-throwing arm, he could be pitching some time in August," Cubs Farm Director Oneri Fleita acknowledged Tuesday. Pawelek insists he can pitch today -- broken arm and all. "It's doctor's orders now for six weeks, but when four weeks go by, I'm going to show them I can pitch," Pawelek said. "I can straighten my arm a little now, which before I couldn't do. I'm healing up pretty quickly. I can still pitch." We tend to be a little more pessimistic than players when it comes to their projected return from injury, but from Pawelek's comments this doesn't seem too serious, especially since it's to his non-pitching arm.