Yu DarvishThe 2025 debut may be getting closer as the experienced right-hander threw 48 innings in three innings in the simulation game situation at the Padres Spring Training Facility on Thursday. Darvish spent the entire season on the injured roster after suffering from elbow inflammation during spring training camp in mid-March, but despite the lengthy layoffs, Padres manager Mike Shildt told MLB.com's AJ Cassavell and other journalists he didn't believe Darvish would need too much recovery time before he could return to the San Diego roster.
While no specific timetable was established, Hilt said the team could rebuild their arm strength in the final stages of pitching the major league innings while rebuilding their arm strength instead of embarking on a long minor league recovery mission. Assuming everything is fine physically, Hilter said the club trusts Darvish's senior knowledge to promote his normal gradual upgrade when playing. Padres will manage the workload of Darvish with limitations and pitch counts, but even a limited version of darvish will still be very helpful for the upcoming busy schedule. As Cassavell pointed out, Padres will have 26 games in 27 days starting May 30.
Of course, Darvish will have to continue taking positive steps in his pitching process before he develops such plans. Hilde said Dalvish had to establish an 80-shot limit. The 38-year-old Darvish has held several bullpen meetings, and Thursday is his first since facing live batsmen in spring.
This is Darvish's third straight season to deal with some type of elbow problem. The worst injury was the stress response of olecranon, ending his end of the 2023 season in August, and over the past two years, the right has fought inflammation. Darvish encountered IL in 2024 due to a neck strain and two groin strains, and he also missed more time due to undisclosed family issues.
Given that Darvish only pitched 95 1/3 innings in 2024 between the regular season and the playoffs, it's a bit surprising that (for now) the Padres doesn't plan on a longer recovery after his recent injury. Nevertheless, Darvish did do most of the spring training work before elbow inflammation appeared, and obviously Padres would not take any inappropriate risks to Darvish's health.
Perhaps that San Diego has kept Darvish on the 15-day injury list since opening day, as being on the 60-day IL means Darvish will not be activated until the last week of May. Since this may end up being Davish's timeline anyway, if the team requires an additional 40 roster, it's very likely that the friar would have moved Darvish to 60 days purely for procedural reasons. However, Darvish continued to stay in the 15-day IL, giving the Padres some flexibility to get him back, even better than the 27th game in those 26 games.
So far, the 24-13 Padres without Darvish has returned to normal without Darvish, but needless to say, the rotation looks to be stronger with five All-Stars selections. Michael King and Nick Pivetta Both are great, but Dylan stops No doubt shivering (although there are some powerful peripherals), and Randy VasquezThe crumbling peripherals ruined his solid 3.76 ERA. Over the past two weeks, multiple leaves have allowed the Priest to end without the proper fifth starter for a while, but Stephen Kolek Now lined up for this role, he is the scheduled starter against the Rockies today.
Given the fact that he only had 4.56 ERAs in 2024's 136 1/3 regular season, his 3.91 Siera is more palatable, and Darvish's 6.6% walking rate is slightly above 23.6% on average, his average is slightly above his average, and more difficult with him, his 3.91 Siera has only 4.56 ERAs in 2024's 136 1/3 regular season and he has only 4.56 ERAs in 136 1/3 regular season. As age grows, any pitcher may suddenly experience a sharper decline, and Darvish has tested his father's time by putting it into the 38-year-old season. That said, Padres only needs Dalvesh to be a solid midspin, not a trump card, and if he can avoid the injury bug, he seems likely to reach or better.
