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HOF Vets Committee Throws Another Shutout

The Hall of Fame pitched another shutout.

Ron Santo, Jim Kaat and all the other candidates were left out Tuesday when the Veterans Committee admitted no new members for the third straight election.

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Prior And Wood Won't Pitch This Week

Mark Prior and Kerry Wood both are making progress, but neither was expected to appear in the first week of Cactus League games, Cubs manager Lou Piniella said Sunday.

Prior threw 35 pitches to hitters in a live batting practice session around 8:30 a.m. MT on Sunday at Fitch Park. So far, so good for the right-hander, who spent the winter strengthening his shoulder.

"He cut some balls loose, he felt good after the workout was over, no pain, no discomfort," Piniella said of Prior, limited to nine starts last season. "It's good news when we keep these guys going forward."

Cubs pitching coach Larry Rothschild said the early session went well.

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Zambrano Agrees To $12 Million Deal

The Cubs and Carlos Zambrano reached agreement Tuesday on a one-year, $12 million contract and avoided arbitration.

The Cubs had hoped to settle before a 2 p.m. MST hearing at the Phoenix Hyatt. On Feb. 15, the Minnesota Twins and Michael Cuddyer settled on a one-year deal minutes before his arbitration hearing began.

Zambrano, 25, who made $6.5 million last year, was seeking $15.5 million. The Cubs countered with an offer of $11.025 million before the deal was reached.

The right-hander posted a 16-7 record and 3.41 ERA in 33 starts last season, matching his career high in wins. Cubs manager Lou Piniella has named Big Z his Opening Day starter.

"I would say it's 85 to 90 percent that we don't go to arbitration," Zambrano said Monday. "We'll see it on the news [Tuesday] morning hopefully."

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