If he's not going to throw until after the season is over (could mean October or it could mean February or any time in between) then he's shut down. I suppose the Cubs bear no responsibility to give accurate information to the public, but this is not a minor setback in a rehab assignment. He hasn't pitched for months and when he tried he either re-injured himself or another injury was diagnosed.
We will have to wait and see what happens in the offseason.
So which is it? a lat strain and rotator cuff injury are not the same. On the last page, it said he had a subscapularis strain, which for a pitcher is almost as bad as it gets. If it's a lat strain that is completely different.
I don't know about any of it, but I saw the tandem dive for like two minutes, and the Chinese tandem looked like a slightly blurred version of one person to me. It was incredible.
The tendon is slow to heal and even normal movement may cause problems—three months to heal and another three months before can throw a baseball at all.
I kind of hate it, but I would not be the least bit surprised if he’s part of a trade this winter. If they do, let’s hope it works out better than Cease.
I was thinking the same thing. It’s hard not to jump to conclusions, but yea, one Tommy John and now likely shoulder surgery coming after they exhaust all other options. We will see him in 2026 after we’ve all but forgot he existed.