'Even if he wants to pitch, who knows how much he'll be able to,' an NL executive said. 'There's some chance he won't get over the hump and is done pitching, whether he wants to (continue) or not. The other thing is, 30-year-old pitchers get four-, five-, six- and maybe if they're really lucky seven-year deals. There is zero chance he's going to be pitching as long as the likely duration of this deal.'
'Not many pitchers can come back from their second Tommy John surgery. If they do, they tend not to be the same pitcher they were. However, some pitchers have been able to come back from the second surgery and succeed, most recently Nathan Eovaldi. Back in 2016 he went under the knife again and faced similar challenges. Since that surgery, Eovaldi has pitched to a 3.98 ERA and a 3.81 FIP.'
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