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<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Hendry expects Nady to be on the Cubs' Opening Day roster even if he remains under throwing restrictions at that time.
"First and foremost, he's going to be paid to knock in runs," Hendry said in a conference call that included Nady and agent Scott Boras. "We'll see how the throwing program goes in the next two months and if 'X' is limited throwing at the full-throttle level on April 1, we're not going to tax him.
"But we're certainly counting on the bat as he grows into more and more playing time as his arm gets stronger. There's no way to predict when that throwing will be 90 percent or 100 percent, but he's on the path."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Hendry said the Nady deal likely "rounds out our acquisitions for the winter."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Hendry expects Nady to be on the Cubs' Opening Day roster even if he remains under throwing restrictions at that time.
"First and foremost, he's going to be paid to knock in runs," Hendry said in a conference call that included Nady and agent Scott Boras. "We'll see how the throwing program goes in the next two months and if 'X' is limited throwing at the full-throttle level on April 1, we're not going to tax him.
"But we're certainly counting on the bat as he grows into more and more playing time as his arm gets stronger. There's no way to predict when that throwing will be 90 percent or 100 percent, but he's on the path."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Hendry said the Nady deal likely "rounds out our acquisitions for the winter."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->