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All right, so still not a reason to melt down, but also seeing that Yu Darvish felt pain after throwing his latest bullpen session on Thursday in LA isn’t exactly the news anyone wants to hear.
The Cubs were hoping Darvish would be ready to start for them against the Minnesota Twins this weekend, but that possibility is out the door now. Instead Darvish will be re-evaluated in Chicago after feeling a bit more than just soreness from his Thursday bullpen session.
Darvish bullpen session did not go well. Per Maddon
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) June 28, 2018
Darvish to be re-evaluated back in Chicago. Felt pain not just soreness today
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) June 28, 2018
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So, Tyler Chatwood, who has been away for a few days for the birth of his child, is back and will make the start Saturday.
#Cubs Darvish session did not go well. Chatwood will start Saturday
— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) June 28, 2018
Darvish expressed some hesitation after his rehab start Monday night for the South Bend Cubs, saying he wasn’t exactly sure if his arm was completely healthy. He mentioned that he didn’t know if it was regular soreness, or something else.
Now that the news has come out of him feeling pain on Thursday the Cubs have to be feeling a little more worried. The starting rotation has struggled as of late, despite a great season from Jon Lester and an outstanding job by Mike Montgomery. Overall, the starters aren’t going long and the bullpen is getting taxed three months into the season.
You can choose to panic, but the following from Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune paints the Darvish update as a minor setback and nothing too serious. Apparently, Darvish could still be back in the Cubs rotation next week.
Via the Chicago Tribune.
Yu Darvish won’t rejoin the Cubs rotation until at least late next week, the team announced Thursday.
The Cubs determined Darvish, who has not pitched since May 20 because of right triceps tendinitis, will need another minor-league rehab start.
When Darvish first went on the DL back in May, he had an MRI that revealed no structural damage. As we all know, Darvish had Tommy John surgery when he was with the Texas Rangers.
Although Gonzales’ write-up points to an optimistic timetable, no one should be surprised if Darvish is shut down until after the all-star break.
But hey, if all Darvish needs is one more rehab start, then that’s still good news. Him feeling pain today is certainly not.
