Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez getting acclimated in instructional league

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Phillies pitcher Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez has been playing catch in the Florida instructional league, as he is working up to eventually throwing off a mound. The Phillies are hoping Gonzalez can enter the 2014 season as their No. 3 starting pitcher behind Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels.

Gonzalez defected from Cuba earlier in 2013 and was signed to a three-year, $12 million deal in August.