Throughout recent years, many of us have held hope that Danny Duffy would develop into a true frontline starter, while witnessing the glimpses of this aspiration the past few seasons. But with this, we hold our breath, owing to the fact that Duffy isn’t really the ideal example of a healthy pitcher. And we’ve had our fair share of scares with this. All you have to do is take a quick glance at his transactions log.
- May 14, 2012- Danny Duffy placed on the 15-day disabled list, left elbow tightness
- June 14, 2012- Danny Duffy transferred from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list, recovering from Tommy John surgery
- September 17, 2013- Danny Duffy placed on the 15-day disabled list, left flexor strain
- May 25, 2015- Danny Duffy placed on the 15-day disabled list, left biceps tendinitis
- May 30, 2017- Danny Duffy placed on the 10-day disabled list, strained right oblique
- August 26, 2017- Danny Duffy placed on the 10-day disabled list, left elbow impingement
This fears were heightened during his final start of Spring Training, when Duffy was flashing a dip in velocity.