Recovery Recovery Process Player Recovery Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Process Shane Bieber Gerrit Cole Impact on Career Career Impact Impact on Players Clarke Schmidt Recovery Time Shohei Ohtani Impact on Team Joe Musgrove Recovery and Performance Luis Garcia Impact on Performance Elbow Injury Pitching Recovery Ulnar Collateral Ligament Kenta Maeda Garrett Crochet Robbie Ray Walker Buehler Matthew Boyd Pitcher Recovery Player Impact Player Rehabilitation UCL Tear Sandy Alcantara Luis Severino Pitchers Recovery Timeline Recovery Timelines Brooks Raley Drew Smith Jacob deGrom UCL Injury Shane Bieber Recovery Milwaukee Brewers Tyler Matzek Elbow Injuries Kris Bubic Ohtani Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tear Matt Foster José Cisnero Chris Murphy's Surgery Post-Surgery Recovery Evan Phillips Flexor Tendon Injury Danny Young Johan Oviedo Hayden Wesneski Moisés Chace Buehler's Recovery Corbin Burnes Eury Perez Player Injury Lat Muscle Strain David Robertson JT Brubaker Noah Syndergaard Pitching Injuries Impact on Teams Andrew Painter Elbow Sprain Comeback Stories Esophageal Tear Max Kranick Recovery Impact Shane McClanahan Alek Manoah Pitching Performance Lou Trivino Dustin May Shohei Ohtani Recovery Kyle Bradish Chris Paddack Frankie Montas Pitching Staff Andres Munoz Kyle Wright Elbow Discomfort German Marquez Astros Pitchers Kiefer Lord Shoulder Inflammation José Quijada Ricky Tiedemann Player Workload Forearm Strain Hunter Greene's History Adbert Alzolay Matthew Boyd Recovery Jordan Montgomery Erik Sabrowski Seth Johnson Felix Bautista
Some around the league suspect he chose the option to avoid a free‑agent physical following Tommy John surgery.