March 20, 200422 yr Mar 19, 2004 - 3:47 pm A.J. Burnett threw off flat ground again today and said he experienced no discomfort in his elbow. :thumbup that comes from RotoChamps just something to know...
March 20, 200422 yr Author i have seen some reports with him saying he knows he wont be ready until may/june but he knows the most important months are the last ones...
March 20, 200422 yr 03/19/04 17:35 EST JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Marlins may have to wait until June for pitcher A.J. Burnett's return. Burnett underwent Tommy John surgery early last season, and had hoped to come back by May 1. Now, he's thinking his first game might take a little longer. ``I'm not going to worry about when I come back,'' Burnett said Friday. ``I know I'll be back this year. I know I'll be back before the All-Star break and if I come back at the All-Star break then you've got a healthy horse coming back to help you in the stretch. I'm not trying to break any records.'' Burnett's comeback was set back two weeks ago when he felt pain in his right elbow after finishing his third bullpen session. He threw on flat ground Friday and felt no discomfort. He may throw a bullpen session next weekend, but the Marlins are not rushing him.
March 20, 200422 yr From Yahoo! Sports... Burnett: Comeback may wait until June March 19, 2004 JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- The Florida Marlins may have to wait until June for pitcher A.J. Burnett's return. Burnett underwent Tommy John surgery early last season, and had hoped to come back by May 1. Now, he's thinking his first game might take a little longer. ``I'm not going to worry about when I come back,'' Burnett said Friday. ``I know I'll be back this year. I know I'll be back before the All-Star break and if I come back at the All-Star break then you've got a healthy horse coming back to help you in the stretch. I'm not trying to break any records.'' Burnett's comeback was set back two weeks ago when he felt pain in his right elbow after finishing his third bullpen session. He threw on flat ground Friday and felt no discomfort. He may throw a bullpen session next weekend, but the Marlins are not rushing him.
March 20, 200422 yr i just hope they dont rush him back to soon. as much as im dying to see him back ASAP. please god o please let AJ's return be safe and sound
March 20, 200422 yr Great news to hear about AJ We should not rush him back, we got an awesome pitcher replacing him (Oliver) who is having a great Spring. I want to see AJ pitch in a Spring traning game, maybe March 27th....let me keep my hopes high.
March 20, 200422 yr There is no rush. Imagine, if AJ comes back effective in June it's like making a trade for an ace midseason.
March 21, 200422 yr June will be perfectly fine as I think that Oliver will be able to keep things under control until then.
March 21, 200422 yr itll be interesting, what if oliver is doing superb like redman last year and its time for AJ to come back. and the other 4 starters are doing good also. do you go with a 6 man rotation?!?!
March 21, 200422 yr itll be interesting, what if oliver is doing superb like redman last year and its time for AJ to come back. and the other 4 starters are doing good also. do you go with a 6 man rotation?!?! yes. it is a long season and if they are doing fine, jack the old time manager, will make the old time 6 man rotation move until the playoffs if it works.
March 21, 200422 yr Great news to hear about AJ We should not rush him back, we got an awesome pitcher replacing him (Oliver) who is having a great Spring. I want to see AJ pitch in a Spring traning game, maybe March 27th....let me keep my hopes high. umm an awesome pitcher replacing him? I wouldnt go that far. No one with an era of 5 is awesome. He is a decent number 5 pitcher I will say that because he won 13 games last year. He should be fine for the first few months, then AJ will be back.
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