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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