Recovering from Tommy John surgery isn’t fun and games, it’s a long process with months of rehabilitation and along the way setbacks can delay a return.
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Alex Cobb had his Tommy John surgery last March and is currently on schedule for an early to mid-August return. However, that return date could be in jeopardy.
In his second rehab start for the High-A Charlotte Stone Crabs on Monday, Alex Cobb was removed after one inning having given up a run on two hits, with a walk and one strikeout – it was however not his stats causing his removal, but the fact he threw just 27 pitches (18 for strikes), with his velocity topping out at 87 mph before feeling tired and fatigued.