Bassitt (elbow) was encouraged by his performance for High-A Stockton on Thursday, when he threw 57 pitches over four innings and topped out at 94 mph, John Hickey of the East Bay Times reports. "I only threw a fastball and a changeup," Bassitt said. "The fastball was really good, the changeup OK at best...just getting back out there is the biggest thing."
The outing ironically came on the one-year anniversary of the announcement that Bassitt would undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. The right-hander notched 35 strikes against San Jose, facing 14 batters overall and averaging 91 mph. Bassitt remains cautious with the pace he's keeping in his rehab, stressing that velocity is not his main focus at present. "I don't have that fifth gear that I've had in the past. That will obviously come," Bassitt said. "But I also haven't really stepped on it to say the least."