February 7, 200818 yr He is expected to be ready for the major league ROTATION in the middle of the season. Expect him back sometime after the All-Star break.
February 7, 200818 yr Not to kidnap the thread (just dropping a bit of news I picked up recently from a couple of people) but another player attempting a comeback this season will be Travis Bowyer who is finally on the mend after labrum surgery and was one of the first players to make the trek to Jupiter this January to get back in shape and build arm strength. He's currently throwing everyday, healthy and hopeful of starting the season in AA with an eye towards a call up later in the season. Along with the Cruz kid from Detroit and Lindstrom, conceivably the Marlins could have three guys coming out of the pen who can throw 100 mph if all goes well for Bowyer. And imagine if Owens makes it back as well ... BTW, if you look at Bowyer's Sept 2005 stat line don't be concerned by his 5.60 ERA. In the (I think it was) seven appearances leading up the last game of the season against the Royals when he got shelled, his ERA was around 1.10 with a dozen strikeouts in nine innings. His gamelog might still be on ESPN. It was last time I checked.
February 7, 200818 yr I totally forgot about Bowyer. I thought he left baseball... We're so stocked with bullpen arms it's insane. If we don't have one of the top 3 bullpens in the game, I'll be damned.
February 7, 200818 yr I totally forgot about Bowyer. I thought he left baseball... We're so stocked with bullpen arms it's insane. If we don't have one of the top 3 bullpens in the game, I'll be damned. I'm big on Bowyer, at least the 2005 Bowyer but he has a lot to prove and a number of hurdles ahead of him before we think about counting on him ever pitching the major leagues again. That said, it would be a tremendous achievement if he does.
February 7, 200818 yr He is expected to be ready for the major league ROTATION in the middle of the season. Expect him back sometime after the All-Star break. From what I have read, he will be ready much sooner than that. I think May is realistic.
February 7, 200818 yr Sanchez working his way back slowly Young righty hopes to return to rotation before All-Star break By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com WESTON, Fla. -- So much is uncertain about the recovery time for Anibal Sanchez, but the 23-year-old right-hander is hopeful that he will be back with the Marlins sometime before the All-Star break in July. Rehabilitating from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder, Sanchez has a routine checkup with Dr. James Andrews set for Monday in Birmingham, Ala. "I started throwing about two weeks ago. I am feeling good so far," Sanchez said. "I'm going to take it very, very slow in Spring Training. I'm going to see the doctor on Monday, so he can see how I am." Sanchez on Thursday was taking part in the Marlins Caravan stop at Bonaventure Country Club in Weston. Thursday's golf event featured many Marlins players, manager Fredi Gonzalez and front-office officials. Former manager and team advisor Jack McKeon also was on hand. The Caravan concludes on Friday, with three visits scheduled in Miami-Dade County. Getting the day rolling will be a trip to Cafecito con los Marlins at Domino Park in Miami. At 11 a.m. ET, team officials will head to the Marlins en Miami Store. Wrapping up the day is a Marlins Free Gas Event, starting at 12:30 p.m. at the Chevron gas station in Hialeah. The caravan is the lead-in to Saturday's Broward Health Florida Marlins FanFest at Dolphin Stadium. FanFest runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and it is the first opportunity to purchase individual game tickets for the regular season. Tickets that day also go on sale at www.floridamarlins.com beginning at 10 a.m. Monday's trip to Alabama is considered routine, and it will allow Andrews to see how Sanchez's shoulder is reacting to the throwing. For about two weeks, Sanchez has been tossing off flat ground every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter. Sanchez now is throwing from 90 feet, after starting off tossing from 45 and working up to 60 and then 75 feet. "Right now, on my mind, I want to get ready for the season," Sanchez said. "I don't want to go back on the DL. That's what I want right now. "Maybe I will be ready [by June or July] or by the All-Star break," he said. When healthy, Sanchez projects to be a big part of the Marlins' rotation. A native of Maracay, Venezuela, Sanchez had an impressive rookie season in 2006. Acquired from the Red Sox along with Hanley Ramirez as part of a package for Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell, Sanchez made a big impact as a rookie. Called up in June 2006 from Double-A, Sanchez finished with a 10-3 record and a 2.83 ERA. He made history that year when he no-hit the D-backs on Sept. 6. After such an impressive second half in '06, Sanchez's shoulder never was right last year. He had an MRI last January and started off Spring Training slowly. Sanchez opened the season as Florida's No. 3 starter, but he appeared in just six games, going 2-1 with a 4.80 ERA. Sanchez last pitched for the Marlins on May 2 against the Mets at Shea Stadium. Struggling with his command, he gave up three runs on seven hits with four walks in 3 1/3 innings. He was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on May 4, and he went on the Minor League disabled list on May 7. He never pitched for Albuquerque last year, and after some rehabbing assignments, he visited Dr. Andrews in June. An arthroscopic procedure was performed on June 21 to repair the labrum, and Sanchez was then told he would need at least three or four months before he could throw again. "I don't have any idea when I'm going to be ready," Sanchez said on Thursday. With Sanchez being brought back slowly, the Marlins will have a wide-open competition for their fifth starter spot. Front-runners for the first four rotation spots are Scott Olsen, Mark Hendrickson, Sergio Mitre and Andrew Miller. Rick VandenHurk and Ricky Nolasco, along with a number of Minor League candidates, will get their shots in Spring Training to join the rotation. Nolasco, who went 11-11 with a 4.82 ERA as a rookie in 2006, also was slowed by injury last year. He appeared in just five games, with four starts for Florida, due to elbow inflammation. The right-hander twice went on the disabled list, and he ended up the year pitching at Triple-A Albuquerque. Nolasco logged some more innings pitching in the Arizona Fall League. On Thursday, he was at the team's golf event, and said he is fully healthy and ready to get going in Spring Training. http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/news/articl...sp&c_id=fla
February 8, 200818 yr No reason to rush him, though he knows the logjam of ML-ready starters we'll have soon and will probably want to get a leg up on the competition...
February 8, 200818 yr see...with our bullpen having soooo many good arms...and our offense being pretty solid...all we need is a little consistency from the starters and i think we have a real shot at being right around the .500 mark
February 9, 200818 yr Just like Johnson last year. :-/ Not even close. The only similarity in the two would be that the manager in '06 had a big hand in the injuries they had going into the '07 season.
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