After experiencing shoulder discomfort in his final spring training start, Pineda was put on the disabled list.

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He came to spring training last season with shoulder-length hair and never cut it as he rehabbed from Tommy John surgery.

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Then his extra flab became as irrelevant as his sterling 2011 statistics when it became apparent last spring that something was wrong with Pineda's shoulder.

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Now he did have a shoulder surgery after the season ended that will allow him to participate in spring, but in a non-contact fashion.

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Beyond the barbed wire, ruddy-faced North Korean soldiers put down their rifles Wednesday and stood shoulder to shoulder with farmers as they turned their focus to another battle: the spring planting.

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Ace Johan Santana has not yet made his spring training debut as he works to build strength in his left shoulder.

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The Mets doubted Santana's health from the beginning of spring training, even as they claimed he just needed time to strengthen his shoulder.

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