Jan 21, 2009 10:29 AM EST

Free agent pitcher Tom Glavine is getting closer to a return from elbow and shoulder surgeries after a second pain-free throwing session.

Glavine said that he feels better about his chances of pitching this season now than he did before he began his offseason rehab and throwing program.

"I think I do," Glavine said. "Before I started throwing I was very iffy about it, probably 50-50, and I think as I progress through this thing, I'm moving more toward 100 percent thinking I'm going to pitch."

Via Atlanta Journal-Constitution