after the Tommy John surgery?

A: I think everybody goes through that who has that surgery even as high a success rate as it is. There’s plenty of people who just do not come back to play the sport. It’s something that’s going to be in the back of your mind, but it’s not going to be something you really think about. You’ve just got to continue to put in the work every day and it’s a very strenuous physical and mental program and it’s definitely something that I went through. I don’t think there’s a single guy that’s had the surgery that can tell you it didn’t cross their mind at some point in time.

Q: On the other side of the coin, some people have said some pitchers come back even stronger after Tommy John. Did you notice any of that?

A: No, not particularly with me that I can tell any stronger or anything like that.

I do feel like my endurance is really a lot better as far as my arm goes. It really doesn’t get sore or really that tired any more. I didn’t have a big spike in velocity or anything that. I’ve come back pretty much as I was before. So I didn’t have anything there, but I feel good over a longer period of time now.