CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies closer Brad Lidge and reliever J.C. Romero each took another step forward Sunday at the Carpenter Complex.
Both threw off the mound, and both said afterward that they felt fine.
Lidge is recovering from offseason elbow and knee surgeries. Romero is recovering from elbow surgery. Both said their goal remains to be ready by Opening Day, although they stressed they will not rush their return.
"Still going slow, but it's going in the right direction," Lidge said.
Lidge, who has thrown off the mound three times, threw 35 pitches, and six or seven of them were sliders. He said he will start throwing off the mound every other day until he is ready to face hitters.
Romero, who threw off the mound for the first time, threw only fastballs. He will throw every third day.
"It went well," Romero said. "I feel good and I'm very positive about it."
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