The Pirates' camp officially came to an end Friday, but that is mostly a ceremonial event. There is still a full batch of spring games to go, and all that means for most of the players is they are moving 3.5 miles to start their day at LECOM Park rather than Pirate City.
That was not the case for Edgar Santana and Chad Kuhl at this time last year, both left behind at Pirate City so they could continue their rehabilitations from Tommy John surgery.
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Santana and Kuhl both sustained their injuries midseason in 2018 and had their surgeries just two weeks apart. Kuhl's was in late September, Santana's was in early October. With that timetable, a 2019 return was basically out of the question, so this baseball season was going to be filled with rehab.
"Feels like baseball as usual," Kuhl was telling me about this year's camp and how his arm feels. "Less people asking how your arm is a good thing. It's just nice to slowly but surely get back to normal. Be with the guys, be with the groups again. Put it behind you."
So the two became throwing partners.
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