So far so good during the strengthening portion of the latest rehab, Dorey said, giving Amaya an outside shot at getting some at-bats in winter ball. “But really just unfortunate timing because he was playing really well.” “Luckily, it was relatively minor in terms of the bigger injuries that can happen to your elbow,” Dorey said. “I think it’s more ’get on the radar and go report in the minor leagues and know that you’re only a phone call away.’" And I hope he comes back and goes out and earns a spot,” Dorey said. “For a young guy coming in making an impression, healthy, I think that’s what we’re trying to motivate him to get to. How Márquez looks in spring training might dictate a lot of the details. One comp might be Michael Kopech of the White Sox, who after missing two seasons because of Tommy John surgery and a COVID opt-out returned to pitch out of the Sox bullpen this year on a carefully managed plan. Whatever the workload range the Cubs land on as a plan for a healthy, prepared Márquez, it then becomes a question of allowing him to reach his threshold earlier in the year or targeting the back end of the season.
13) but more focused on “checking every box on his recovery and throwing program,” with innings back home during the Dominican winter league a possibility.Įither way, as long as he stays healthy, Márquez is on the radar for the Cubs in 2022 - with the caveat of a “very conservative” approach as they plot what would be his first actual season since 2019. The Cubs are leaving the door open for possible games in the Arizona Fall League (Oct. “We had multiple MRIs and pictures of it and ruled all that out, which was great.” “It was nothing structural, thankfully,” Dorey said. 2 in Cubs’ system top-100 in MLB)Ī shoulder strain, bout with COVID-19 and then a setback with the shoulder wiped out enough of the big left-hander’s season by late summer that the Cubs have taken an “absolutely zero rush” approach as he rebuilds to competitive strength. Márquez heads the list of four 2021 injury cases in particular to keep an eye on as the Cubs try to build their next competitive core - one of two who might have been in the big leagues at some point this year if not for the injuries: 1. In fact, it’s been a weird and daunting year across the farm system for some of the Cubs’ more promising prospects in the first season since the pandemic wiped out the 2020 minor-league season. “It’s been a weird year for him,” Dorey said.
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