Just putting it out there

From the official website of the Brewers

Rehab road slow for Capuano
One-time ace hopes to be back in Majors by mid-May

A bleary-eyed Chris Capuano slumps on a chair in the Brewers' Spring Training clubhouse after another long day of work. He deserves the rest.

Capuano, attempting a comeback from his second career Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery, has been arriving at Maryvale Baseball Park each day at 6 a.m. MT for his rehab, which these days includes bullpen sessions and therapy at the team's Minor League complex. When the rest of team takes the field for stretching at 9:30, Capuano's workday is essentially already done.

A quick recap:

Capuano is aiming to be back to game shape by mid-May, a reasonable target considering he underwent left elbow surgery on May 15 at the Birmingham, Ala., offices of Dr. James Andrews. Capuano underwent his first such procedure on May 17, 2002, when he was property of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The future.

First things first. Capuano is up to about 35 pitches in his bullpen sessions and has been working in Minor League camp so he can continue to collaborate with Kenny Patterson, the team's well-respected physical therapist. He's hoping to throw live batting practice in about three weeks, then pitch an inning or two in a big league game near the end of the team's Cactus League schedule.

"That's the hope," he said. "I'm shooting to be built up, ready to start games by mid-May, so it's pretty much on schedule. It's tougher now, because everybody else is in here going full-speed, and I wish I was doing that, too. They're having to hold me back a little bit right now."

I'm just saying that the weather in Appleton may be warm by May......

And no. I don't know anything about a rehab with the Rattlers. Just putting it out there as a possibility.