PEORIA, Ariz. —
Anderson Espinoza is playing catch at a distance of 75 feet.
At this time last year, he was on a mound. In March, he pitched in an intrasquad game. It appeared the Padres’ former No. 1 prospect might be on the verge of re-assuming a climb to the majors after Tommy John surgery in August of 2017.
But there was something wrong, always something nagging when he threw.
“It never felt really good,” Espinoza said Saturday. “I always felt something in my elbow. … I felt sore, pain, uncomfortable, everything in the same spot.