Kansas City, Mo. — This isn’t Anibal Sanchez’s first rodeo. He is a veteran of the rehabilitation process — both from elbow and shoulder surgeries — and he knows you are better served listening to your body and not your heart.
Right now, Sanchez’s heart is telling him to hurry up. He needs to get back on the mound for a start or two and try to salvage something from this forgettable season. His body, though, is preaching patience.
“The goal is to be healthy,” Sanchez said. “Right now we do everything to be back before the season is over.