"I'm feeling very good. Bullpens have been progressing well lately. I'm throwing two a week, Tuesdays (plus) Fridays and/or Saturdays. I had one yesterday (Friday), recovering well from that. The next one will be 35 pitches. Throwing four-seam, sinkers, and sliders right now. I'm gonna be introducing changeups into the bullpens next week, I believe. At that point, I'll be at curveballs to catch play. That's kind of the progression were going with as far as getting pitches back into the game mound."
"So the approach here seems to be introducing pitches in reverse-order of stress on the elbow, first by playing catch with the pitch, then in actual bullpen sessions. Steele says he's already got his four-seamer, sinker, and slider, with changeups coming this week. Maybe that means by this time next week, after a couple of successful bullpens with his changeup, he'll be talking about introducing curveballs, which would give him all of his pitches back in that setting."
Justin Steele is recovering from season-ending elbow surgery from last April. He reports feeling very good and that bullpens have been progressing well. He is throwing two bullpen sessions weekly, typically Tuesdays and Fridays or Saturdays, with recent sessions reaching about 35 pitches. He is currently throwing four-seam fastballs, sinkers, and sliders. Changeups are scheduled to be introduced into bullpen work next week, followed by curveballs once changeups are established. The rehabilitation progression emphasizes reintroducing pitches by increasing game-like stress on the elbow, moving from catch to bullpen to full pitch repertoire.
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