Episode #024: "Musgrove's Recovery Clock"
September 3, 2026 |
Joe Musgrove's latest rehab line looked ready: five innings, one run and sixty pitches. The days after it told the Padres something different.
Will, Brooks and Rachel explain why a rehab box score measures only half of a starter's readiness, how slower recovery and a missed bullpen session delayed Musgrove's return, and why San Diego can afford to protect the recovery process instead of forcing a September rescue. The episode also scans the current injury and transaction board and looks ahead to Max Fried against Walker Buehler at Petco Park.
The Padres were off September…
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