Rangers ace Yu Darvish missed the entire 2015 season after undergoing Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery last March 17. Most starting pitchers take 13-15 months to fully recover from that procedure, and the Rangers aren’t counting on Darvish until sometime this May.
His rehab so far has gone on without issue.
Darvish offered some very positive updates Tuesday to Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram ...
Revealing session with Yu Darvish. Said missing 2015 has rekindled his passion for baseball. Also said he thinks he could throw 95 right now
— Jeff Wilson (@JeffWilsonTXR) February 9, 2016
Yu Darvish is throwing six days a week, three at 120 feet and two at 60-75 feet with cutters, two-seamers, changeups off flat ground.
— Jeff Wilson (@JeffWilsonTXR) February 9, 2016
Yu Darvish's goal is to start throwing bullpen sessions in March. Will report to spring camp with the rest of #Rangers pitchers, catchers.
— Jeff Wilson (@JeffWilsonTXR) February 9, 2016
Darvish, 29, boasts a 3.27 ERA and 1.196 WHIP in 83 career major league starts. He can also claim a whopping 680 strikeouts in 545 1/3 career major league innings.
Texas has him under contract for $10 million in 2016 and $11 million in 2017.
