3/11 Ted Lilly update

Ted Lilly threw 35 pitches off the mound on Wednesday and had no problems with his shoulder. The left-hander, coming off arthroscopic surgery in November, will have another throwing session Saturday and was expected to throw 40 pitches. He's still hopeful to get into a Cactus League game.

"I think he'll surprise people with how well he does," Ryan Dempster said of Lilly. "If he had his way, he'd probably pitch tomorrow."

-- Carrie Muskat