Daily News | No plans for Phillies’ Bryce Harper to resume throwing after examination reveals little progress
Bryce Harper met with the Phillies doctors before Tuesday night’s game to determine whether he’s cleared to resume throwing.“Pretty much the same thing,” Harper said Wednesday, adding that he hasn’t been given a timetable to put the strained flexor tendon in his right forearm to the test again. “We’re still kind of sit-and-wait. It’s pretty much the same report that we had last time.”The Phillies’ Roman Quinn thought his career was over. A year later, he’s back and fast as always.
“You know how I throw from the outfield,” Harper said. “I try to throw it as hard as I can when I throw, so we’re just not there yet.” “Actually when he came in [Tuesday], he said it was the best he had felt, but in talking to the doctor and [athletic trainer Paul Buchheit], we’re just not going to push him,” Girardi said. “Because when we get him back, we want him back, right? I don’t want a setback.”Harper vs. Lindor, Wheeler vs. deGrom: Rivalries within Phillies-Mets part of rebooting series drama | Scott Lauber
Indeed, Realmuto has said cross-ups are less common with PitchCom, the wearable technology that allows catchers to call pitches without traditional hand signs. Most teams are using PitchCom in part to help decrease the likelihood of sign-stealing.