According to the oracle that IS Carrie Muskat, we shouldn’t expect to see Prior or Wood pitching anytime soon:

MESA, Ariz. — 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.”

And of course, Lou knows exactly how Prior pitched because, knowing his history and how this season pretty much hinges on Prior’s success, he wants to stay on top of his progress so as to discontinue the Cubs’ unfortunate history of giving out false information to the media. Right? Right, Lou?

Piniella missed Prior’s throwing session.

“I went to chapel, so I didn’t see it,” he said

Oh.