He has been advised not to rush. He has not progressed as much as he would like. But he is throwing. I noticed significant improvement once I started a rehab program a couple weeks ago. I can't really put a number on it.
Some days are better than others.
It is not the most encouraging news, but obviously it could be worse. General manager Gord Ash said assorted experts have checked out Sirotka and no one has suggested anything more than a judiciously paced rehab program. E arlier, Sirotka had warned Toronto fans not to expect him to blow batters away. He relies on location, making batters hit the ball, getting lots of groundouts. But the object of baseball is getting outs without letting in runs, and that is what I do well.