When will the Brewers have Corey Knebel back on the mound?

The Milwaukee Brewers lost reliever Corey Knebel to Tommy John surgery before the 2019 season started. Will he return in time for Opening Day?

Corey Knebel went from dominant closer to a key piece in the bridge to super dominant closer, Josh Hader, in less than a year.

Knebel was the historically good Brewers closer before being a historically good closer was cool. He struggled out of the gate in 2018, lost the closer’s role to Hader, and emerged as a vital part of the bridge to the ninth inning. He was expected to play a similar role in 2019, but he felt a twinge in his elbow and had to spend a year on the shelf after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Is there any chance he makes it back for…