 As far as injuries are concerned James Paxton seemed pretty relieved at his locker today he woke up and did not have any additional pain in that knee so he played catch today the plan is for him to throw a bullpen on Friday as long as that knee continues to feel okay so that's a big step forward for him and DeLynn Betansis was actually out here throwing in the outfield earlier today at 90 feet he has been throwing on flat ground they extended him now to 90 feet he'll need to throw at 120 feet before the Yankees get him on the mound I spoke with the Betansis the other day and he told me he has had no issues with the shoulder everything is moving along as expected so it looks as though he will make that leap to the mound as early as next week and by