Camps Opening – Are Your Pitchers Healthy?

By the time you read this article, pitchers and catchers will have reported for most if not all major league teams.

Now you are about to hear whats really happened to your pitchers rehabbed arms in the off season.

And prepare for more injuries.

The fact is more than half of every teams pitching staff will end up on the injured list.

Some injuries are worse than others and some pitchers are just simply more important.

Here are some of the bigger names coming back: Spencer Strider Tremendous news for the Atlanta Braves.

The electric righthander with the awesome mustache underwent surgery last April 12th to repair a damaged ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his right elbow.

The strikeout machine is a career 32-10 and 3.47 ERA.

Shohei Ohtani The current plan is May for Ohtanis first pitch after not throwing a single one in his 2024 MVP season, but it might be earlier according to manager Dave Roberts: Sandy Alcantara The 2022 NL Cy Young award winner underwent Tommy John surgery and missed all of last season.

He is said to be 100% healthy and ready to go on day one.

Of course how long hell be a Marlin is in question.

There are plenty of trade rumours.

Felix Bautista Big news for the Orioles bullpen as their closer looks ready to return.

A healthy Bautista is right up there with the best.

A career 1.85 ERA and 0.92 WHIP with 14.1 strikeouts per nine innings.

Shane McClanahan McClanahan was 11-2 with a 3.29 ERA when he was knocked out of the 2023 season needing TJ surgery as well.

He started throwing in September and appears ready assume ace status again with the Rays: Andrew Painter One of baseballs top prospects was already back and pitching in the Arizona fall league after missing plenty of time.

The Phillies wont be rushing Andrew Painter but expect him in the rotation later in the season.

So many more Some other arms expected to return with some coming later in the season: The Dodgers have a long list but well start with Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin.

Theres old guys (Clevelands Shane Bieber) and young guys (Miamis Eury Perez).

Pitchers who came back at the end of last season like Cy Young winners Jacob deGrom and Robbie Ray.

The list is long and sadly by the end of spring training, new names will be added for next years spring training, such is the nature of the pitching business.

Time to hold your breath and cross your fingers..

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