Ben Nicholson-Smith

He didn't want to get too specific as far as what's next after this Friday outing.

He needs to see how he feels.

But logically, if he's up to a

approaching 60 pitches in this upcoming outing.

Then the next one could be 75.

The next one could be 90.

He's not too, too far off.

Now, the impact isn't the same as a Dylan Cease based on what we've seen from Max Scherzer this year, but having him would definitely help.

It would definitely alleviate some of the stress placed on this bullpen.

And then Bieber, a couple starts away, we'll see probably looking toward the end of June for his return.

But

That's the big unknown to me, both as far as what the timeline is and as far as what we can expect to see from Bieber when he's back on the mound.

Yeah, very interesting just to hear a little bit more from Scherzer on his return, because he said that for a while he stopped playing the piano just to let the tendonitis in his forearm dissipate.

And that worked.

He's done some isometric exercises that have

relieved that tendonitis.

But then when he stopped playing the piano, his thumb started becoming an issue again.

So he was telling us like, I have to play the piano.

Like I'm back.

I got to play the piano if I want to pitch.