Chris Perez (oblique) is hoping to resume throwing on Tuesday or Wednesday. The closer thinks he'll be ready to throw off a mound a week after that. Perez appears to be recovering ahead of schedule, as he was injured a week ago and given a 4-6 week timetable to return. The 26-year-old is hoping to pitch in games by March 15 and is confident he'll be ready for the start of the season. It's still early, but his progress to this point has been encouraging.