Tom

Glavine

Glavine is tracking toward an April 6 start in Cincinnati, following Pedro Martinez in the rotation. He needs 165 innings this season for his option to vest, and said he plans to pitch until he’s 41 to get the 38 wins he needs for 300.

“Little sore, but nothing major, I don’t think,” said Glavine, who said no tests are planned. It’s a situation to watch when he starts against Montreal on Wednesday.

Glavine hopes to start on Saturday, but a decision won’t come until later in the week.

Glavine is limited by a sore elbow. Jeremy Griffiths is expected to start on Saturday, assuming he isn’t needed in relief over the next two days.

Glavine says he’s not worried, and admits that he expected to feel some pain during this outing.

Glavine, 37, has a bone spur in the back of his shoulder, which he has known about for years but has never had removed, and says he can similarly deal with the pain caused by the one in his elbow.

Glavine, who lost his two front teeth in a car accident, was examined by doctors yesterday and deemed not close to being able to pitch. We wouldn’t be surprised to learn the accident caused more damage than just missing teeth and mouth damage. Glavine is a former hockey player, after all.

Glavine won’t start tomorrow, but it looks like he could avoid the disabled list. He’ll throw off the mound Tuesday and could start next Saturday. Grant Roberts will be called up to fill in for Glavine tomorrow.

If you normally use Glavine he should be okay against the D’Backs, but be aware that the QuesTec system he loathes is also being used in Phoenix.