When Marcus Stroman tore his ACL during a Spring Training drill on March 10, every headline the following day included the words “out for 2015”.
Just four months later and the Pat-Med grad has other plans.
His father told me that he is prepared to return to the major leagues at “some point in August”. That is almost unfathomable when considering that the recovery time is generally closer to one calendar year and that would be only five months.
Stroman is a freak athlete, there is no denying that. He has uploaded videos videos to his Instagram account and it is clear he has responded well to the surgery.
The only concern is whether he is pushing himself too hard, too soon.
Athletes like Stroman do not like to be held back or told “slow down”. It remains to be seen whether the organization will allow him to pitch in the big leagues this season, there has been no word from the GM regarding it.
Right now, he is using his time to finish up his degree from Duke University.
