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Webb 'pleased' after throwing off mound for first time

Published Feb. 9, 2010 12:00 a.m. ET

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Arizona ace Brandon Webb threw off the mound on Tuesday for the first time since undergoing right shoulder surgery.

Webb said he was pleased with how he felt after throwing between 20 and 25 pitches in the Chase Field bullpen.

Webb made one start last year, then underwent surgery on Aug. 4. The club exercised an $8.5 million option for 2010 in hopes that the former NL Cy Young Award winner would return to dominance.

"I'm right where I expected to be," Webb said in a statement. "Having not been on the mound in a year, I am pleased with how I felt."

It's not clear when Webb, who turns 31 in May, will throw again. The club has not released a timetable for his return to the rotation.

Until last year, Webb had been a stalwart of the Arizona staff, pitching at least 200 innings every year from 2004-08. He won the 2006 NL Cy Young Award and finished second in 2007 and 2008.

Webb is 87-62 with a 3.27 ERA in seven seasons.

"It was good to get him into the next phase of his rehabilitation," manager A.J. Hinch said. "He looked comfortable. This is a positive sign as we're getting close to spring training."

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