I'm no doctor, but I was thinking a mild forearm strain may mean he could be back for the SEC tournament at least.
Any word on if/when Ryan McPherson is back?
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He threw some from the mound last week. I’d guess he may get a few innings vs Auburn or A&M. But maybe super regional before he might be ready to start. Just a mostly uneducated guess though.
Chances of being back at some point: 90%
Chances of returning to his peak for at least a few innings per week: 60%
Chances of giving us 120 pitches when we gotta have them in a winner’s bracket game in Omaha: 0%
Chances of returning to his peak for at least a few innings per week: 60%
Chances of giving us 120 pitches when we gotta have them in a winner’s bracket game in Omaha: 0%
Boy. Somebody sold somebody a bill of goods back when they were saying 2-4 weeks.
with a healthy Mac pitching game 1, sets up TV against the number 2 where he belongs and Stone against the number 3 where he belongs. Talk about having a stronger Pen with Foster and Pitzer or Billingsly who could throw 4 innings each to set up Davis and Webb.
That One Starter changes our entire staff from iffy to above average.
with a healthy Mac pitching game 1, sets up TV against the number 2 where he belongs and Stone against the number 3 where he belongs. Talk about having a stronger Pen with Foster and Pitzer or Billingsly who could throw 4 innings each to set up Davis and Webb.
That One Starter changes our entire staff from iffy to above average.
I expect barring any setbacks for him to get some work next mid week vs. Nichols and if all goes well probably some relief work vs Auburn and A & M
I think they said 4-6 weeks from the beginning. I always figured 6 weeks was best case.
Even after he comes back he will be far from ready to pitch 7 innings. I think the best we can hope for is to get a couple if innings a week out of the pen.
I'm more worried about next season than this one. If he's already having forearm/elbow troubles (it's all related), how long can he hold up next year as well? Dude already had TJ in high school, so it's pretty obvious his throwing motion is violent in some way.
If I was him I'd just take off the rest of the year and maybe even summer. Our staff has a chance to be elite next season in a way we haven't seen in decades if we stay healthy. And we won't even need to push him because our pen will also be elite.
If I was him I'd just take off the rest of the year and maybe even summer. Our staff has a chance to be elite next season in a way we haven't seen in decades if we stay healthy. And we won't even need to push him because our pen will also be elite.
What hasn't been mentioned is the progress of Bauer. If we get McPherson back great. Imagine if he's back and if Bauer keeps progressing. We will be loaded. However with Bauer going deeper and making sure next year we're stacked we don't have to push McPherson unless we know he's 100% ready.