I just spoke with Marinres closer David Aardsma, who’s happy with the deal he got (no salary figures to report yet) but that he was prepared to go all the way to an arbitration hearing if necessary.
“Fortunately, we found an agreement before we started going down that road,” Aardsma said from
his home in Scottsdale, Ariz.
As for his health, Aardsma is working daily at a facility in Tempe, Ariz., to rehab his surgically repaired left hip. Yesterday, he passed the two-week mark since surgery and, while still on crutches, remains on schedule to begin throwing a baseball at the four-week mark.
“I’ll be on crutches for a little while,” he said. “I’m doing leg strengthening stuff every day. Light curls, light squats, some glute stuff. At this point, I’m on the same timetable as before.”
Considering the surgery to repair torn labrum in the hip was more involved than expected, the Mariners believe Aardsma may miss the first two weeks of the season. He’s still hoping for opening day April 1 but also knows he must be smart about his recovery.
“In my mind, absolutely that’s my goal,” he said. “But I want to be healthy. That’s the most important goal.”
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