“Hyun-jin Ryu and Alec Manoa are uncertain.”

Ryu Hyun-jin (35, Toronto Blue Jays) is a rehab specialist. The pitcher has already experienced Tommy John surgery and rehabilitation in high school. Nowadays, the success rate of Tommy John surgery and rehabilitation is much higher, but it’s still a grueling and tedious process of one to one-and-a-half years to get back to full health.

Ryu even successfully underwent arthroscopic surgery and rehabilitation on his shoulder, which is still a much more difficult procedure to recover from than his elbow. He even led the majors in ERA in 2019.

Once again, Ryu rehabbed diligently at the team’s facility in Florida. His interpreter, Jun-sung Park, told MLB.com that he admires Ryu’s work ethic. He pitched five innings and gave up four runs in his comeback game against the Baltimore Orioles on Feb. 2 (KST), and will try to get his first win since his return on Feb. 8 against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical about Ryu. He’s not young, and past rehab successes don’t guarantee a successful process. In fact, the general consensus is that it takes time for a pitcher to get back to his best after Tommy John surgery.

The Jays Journal, which covers Toronto for FanSided, took an uneasy look at Hyun-Jin Ryu and Alec Manoa as they reviewed and evaluated Toronto’s post-trade deadline performance on June 6 (ET). “Ryu made his first start in a year and it was a disaster (five innings, nine hits, one home run, three walks, one strikeout, four runs), and it’s hard to know what to expect from Alex Manoa long-term,” the Jays Journal wrote.카지노사이트

Ryu’s health and Manoah’s severe first-half struggles make that argument. Still, I think Toronto’s starting rotation is competitive. They have a six-man rotation. Injuries, however, are a concern. As Jays Journal put it, “With a third of the regular season remaining, how realistic is it if there are no injuries? Given the uncertainty surrounding Ryu and Manoa, losing anyone else for a month could be disastrous.”

At this point, there is some uncertainty surrounding Ryu. He has the rest of the regular season to prove he’s healthy and capable. He’ll have to prove he’s healthy and capable for the rest of the regular season and lead Toronto to the postseason. If he can do that, a lot of the concerns about Ryu will go away.