LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- If you've ever wondered what the phrase "dead arm" feels like for a pitcher, Daniel Norris tried to put it into words after trying to pitch through it Monday.
"I'm standing here right now and it feels like it weighs a million pounds," the Tigers left-hander said of his arm as he stood in the clubhouse, having given up nine runs on 13 hits in three-plus innings in an 11-3 loss to the Braves. "Imagine having that on the mound and trying to throw hard with it. You're just using your whole body trying to get it over your head.