Roy Halladay battled back and shoulder issues last season, but the Phillies are optimistic about his health heading into the 2013 season.

"Doc's done very well. He's going to start throwing off the mound here very shortly," Ruben Amaro said.

"[Pitching coach Rich Dubee] has seen him throw a couple times, at least long toss. I guess he's working down there with Kyle Kendrick pretty extensively. He's doing well, but we don't know what kind of Doc we're going to get until Doc's down firing in Spring Training. But he's feeling pretty good so far."