NEWSLETTER
Not even the bad-luck-ju-ju of me being totally unavailable yesterday for half of the day with foot surgery could crack open the ice in Yu Darvish’s free agent market (or the broader market for that matter, though Alex Avila did sign last night).
About that surgery: it went as well as it could, I’m told. They had to move a lotta bones around, use some screws, fix some tendons/ligaments, etc. The reality is that the foot was pretty effed up at this point, after 15 years of post-injury usage (which is not to say I did the wrong thing by waiting – doctors always told me you don’t get this surgery until you feel like you have to, and it wasn’t until I got an X-ray that showed arthritis developing that I knew it had to be done).
Hopefully the recovery goes smoothly, and I can be up and around with a knee scooter in a week, up and around in a walking boot a week or two after that, and maybe 80% or so by the end of March. My goal is to be physically well enough to go to the Cubs’ home opener on April 9 against the Pirates.
Surgery was a success. I’ll miss Spring Training, but docs are hopeful w/a clean recovery I could be 80% by Opening Day, which should be enough for me to make the club.
Only slightly embarrassed to say I was told my first question out of anesthesia was “Did Yu Darvish sign?” pic.twitter.com/vlEsbz0Ll3
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) January 30, 2018
Remember this? I wonder what Crazy Uncle Joe will have in store for the Cubs this Spring. https://t.co/kmLFS01toa
— Baseball is Fun (@flippingbats) January 31, 2018
#CardinalsLose pic.twitter.com/xd4JLnw5Zw
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) January 31, 2018
This is just your daily reminder that 2012 Rookie of the Year Bryce Harper is younger than 2017 Rookie of the Year Aaron Judge.
I hope you're having a wonderful Wednesday.
— Nationals on Reddit (@NatsOnReddit) January 31, 2018
