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| Carson Smith In 2016 |
It was late May 2016 when
Carson Smith had his
Tommy John surgery. It's been a very long road back—and that road is about to finally encounter an "on-ramp".
On Monday, Smith will ascend a mound for the first time in almost a year and test his new arm. How he fares may well determine how powerful the Red Sox bullpen will be in 2017. Smith was intended to be the set-up guy for
Craig Kimbrel—and now others (
Tyler Thornburg,
Joe Kelly, etc.)
could provide him with some competition. The best case scenario for Smith's return is June—so others will
have to 'step-up to set-up' before then anyway. Conceivably, Smith could be the equivalent of a really good mid-season pick-up. Stay tuned on Monday for the early results.
