San Diego Padres starter Joe Musgrove was within the bullpen throughout crew introductions on Opening Day. Along with the remainder of the beginning pitchers, Musgrove was there to help Nick Pivetta earlier than his begin. He had already carried out his work for the day, revealing in pre-game interviews that he has begun taking part in catch.
Musgrove began an exhibition sport in opposition to the Great Britain World Baseball Classic crew on March 4 and hasn’t appeared in a sport since. He had a bullpen on March 8 and hadn’t thrown since then till this week. He revealed that an MRI was carried out on his repaired proper elbow about two weeks in the past and confirmed no new points.
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In his typical effort to be sincere and forthcoming, Musgrove was unwilling to place any timeline on his development to returning to pitching. He knew that what he was feeling throughout spring work wasn’t what he wished his arm to really feel like however saved hoping that issues would enhance and he would “breakthrough.” That by no means occurred and it was determined to place his throwing program on pause, giving his arm an opportunity to relaxation and recuperate from the irritation that appeared obvious.
President of baseball operations A.J. Preller appeared optimistic when talking about Musgrove’s standing:
“It’s not like he’s been down for six to eight weeks, so hopefully he can get going here,” he mentioned Thursday in his media availability. “But we’re not going to really know until he gets through days like today, where he starts to play catch and he puts some volume on what he’s doing and he starts to build up innings and we’re seeing the bounce-back.” – Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union Tribune.
Musgrove additionally spoke within the clubhouse throughout Thursday’s media time.
He should progress from taking part in catch to bullpen periods after which to dwell BP and a minor league or sim sport look earlier than contemplating build up to have the ability to begin a Padres sport. Common sense would lead one to suppose at the very least a May/June comeback if all goes nicely.
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He emphasised that this was an anticipated growth in his progress again from surgical procedure however he had hoped it wouldn’t occur. His 15-day IL stint was back-dated to March 22. By not placing him on the 60-day IL it appears they’re eager for a faster bounce-back.
Yu Darvish goes on the Restricted List
Preller additionally mentioned the standing of Yu Darvish on Thursday. The Padres positioned Darvish on the Restricted List on Wednesday. . He is not going to acquire any wage for the 2026 season and could have restricted contact with the crew throughout this season. His need is to rehab on his personal and at his personal tempo however in session with Padres medical workers. He could have no dedication to being at Petco, journey with the crew or be across the crew earlier than or after video games. He needs to interrupt from the routine of the set rehab and spend extra time together with his household and dealing with his restoration himself.
Darvish has not introduced his retirement and Preller defined that there shall be a reassessment of his standing as he will get additional down the street in his rehab. He additionally said that Darvish is on observe with is rehab up to now. The crew has identified for a very long time that the cash owed to Darvish this season wouldn’t be paid to him, that he supposed to do what was finest for the group financially. This shouldn’t be unprecedented as Darvish additionally went on the Restricted List in 2024 whereas coping with private points that required him to depart the crew for an prolonged interval.
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Preller defined this took a while due to the authorized points and the quantity of individuals concerned within the decision-making however the course of started a very long time in the past when Darvish determined to drag away from baseball after his surgical procedure final yr.
The Padres even have starter Griffin Canning rehabbing from Achilles surgical procedure and there has been no timeline introduced for his return. Relievers Yuki Matsui and Jason Adam additionally started the season on the IL and each are retroactive to March 22.