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See second half of this post: http://seattlesportsinsider.com/news/pitching-7-2-2
And here: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/nationalsjournal/2010/03/catching_up_wi...
"Q. How close are you now to being all the way back?
A. I think I'm pretty much there. I pitched on Friday and they said I was at 87-88 [mph] consistently and I touched 89 once or twice. So I'm pretty much almost there. I feel like my change up is better than it's ever been, and so is my slider. And location-wise, it's like I never left."
Two one-inning outings so far, and 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB.
He coasted into the majors on pure talent, then got lazy and sloppy and overweight, and then got hurt because of it. Now he's trying to get back. The first few days of camp, Wak was really talking him up.
No one is asking him to be a beast, only better than Ricky Orta or the like.