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For fantasy owners who invested an early round pick or significant auction bucks in Mariners closer J.J. Putz, the wait for his return from a rib injury may soon be coming to a close. Putz threw off a mound on Sunday for the first time since going on the DL on April 2nd and reported no problems.
“It felt good, really good throwing out there,” Putz told the Seattle Times regarding the six-minute session at what he termed 80 to 85 percent effort. “We’ll see how it feels tomorrow. That’s the biggest thing.”
While Putz is eligible to come of the DL on Thursday it seems as though it could be another week before he’s activated, particularly if he’s really just at 80 percent effort. When healthy, he’s clearly one of the best closers in the league, but it seems like it could be the end of the month before he’s 100 percent healthy. While the rib injury isn’t that major, you have to imagine how it gets tweaked every time he twists his torso to throw a pitch. That makes it easy to see how recovery is a slow and painstaking. At this point fantasy owners who are feeling particularly lucky should continue to temporarily employ Mark Lowe, who appears to be the guy in a bullpen full of average arms like his own.
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