"Aaron Cook grimaced a few times during his side session today, but it was because of tight tape, not his sore big right toe. The Rockies' ace was able to throw all his pitches, clearing the way for him to make his scheduled start Saturday against the Florida Marlins.

"I feel fine. I am ready to go," Cook said.

Cook was pushed back from Tuesday to Saturday after developing inflammation in his toe. Basically, it's a turf toe. As protection, Cook will wear a cleat with a metal shank and his toe will have a rubber donut around it.

"And he won't be taped as tight," said trainer Keith Dugger with a smile. "It was a really good bullpen." "