Sent P Scott Maine to Visalia from extended spring training. Maine, a 2007 6th-rounder out of Miami, has battled through TJ surgery and a serious facial injury suffered in an automobile accident, both of which occurred before he even left the Hurricanes.

Yet he pitched in Yakima last year?

Yet he pitched in Yakima last year?

He did. The TJ surgery and the auto accident occurred while he was still in college.

-- MWE

Mike, I understand (even though I didn't know about either injury). I guess I'm just a little confused... I read your writeup as suggesting that he was in extended spring training to continue recovery from the TJ surgery/auto accident... but then he pitched last year, so those are in the past already. Anyhow, just confusion on my part; no issues with anything you wrote.

I actually found out he was in extended spring training because the Dbacks wanted him to work on fixing some mechanical problems, and not because of an injury. I'm wondering if the DBacks keep him as a reliever and push him through the minors with the hope he can contribute as a reliever by the end of this year or next year. Or if they still think he can be a starter.