Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Cubs were among the teams scouting free agent pitcher Seth Maness at a recent workout. If you know the circumstances of his free agency and are thinking it’s a little crazy that the guy’s already throwing (and he actually started over a month ago), you’re not alone. The righty missed the latter portion of last season after suffering a torn UCL, an injury that would typically require Tommy John surgery and significantly longer time on the shelf.
As Goold chronicled in a fascinating column back in January, though, Maness opted for the lesser-known “primary repair” surgery, which involves the “repair and buttressing of the existing ligament at the bone” with a brace formed by Arthrex tape.