Cubs left-hander Drew Smyly is still hopeful that he could return from the injured list before the All-Star break.
“I think I’m ahead of schedule, honestly,” he told the Sun-Times on Tuesday. “But they’re trying to tame me. I’m like, ‘Let’s go, I’m ready.’”
That’s part of the job for any club’s medical team, to make sure enthusiastic players don’t rush back and re-injure themselves, especially for injuries like Smyly’s right oblique strain.He went on the IL two weeks ago.
Tuesday was Smyly’s fourth day of throwing, and he stretched out to 100 feet.