Wednesday marked the three-week anniversary of Elvis Andrus getting drilled a fastball thrown hard enough to break the ulna bone at his right elbow, an injury that was believed to take six to eight weeks of recovery time.
So, Andrus is only three weeks away from returning to the lineup, right?
No quite.
"It's taking longer than I thought," Andrus said. "I feel better every day, but I've got to take it slowly instead of trying to hurry and not feel good when I'm there playing.