Darvish pitched two scoreless innings without giving up a hit to pick up the win in Sunday's Cactus League game against the White Sox. He walked one and struck out three.

EDGE Analysis

While it was a small sample size, this is the type of pitching the Cubs are looking for out of their $126 million ace. Darvish only made eight starts in 2018 before a right triceps impingement cut the campaign short, so the team is no doubt going to be cautious with the 32-year-old this spring, but he's a great bounceback candidate this season if he stays healthy.

Darvish allowed two runs (one earned) on four walks in 1.1 innings Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.

EDGE Analysis

Darvish struggled to find the strike zone in his spring debut, walking four of the eight batters he faced before getting yanked with one out in the second inning. More importantly, however, was the fact that the right-hander reported feeling healthy after the outing, as injuries limited him to just eight starts in his first season with the Cubs. "No pain. That was the huge part," Darvish said afterwards, according to Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune.

Darvish will start in his Cactus League debut Tuesday versus the Diamondbacks, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

EDGE Analysis

Spring results for veteran players should typically be taken with a grain of salt, but they'll probably be worth monitoring in the case of Darvish, who was limited to eight mostly unimpressive starts in his inaugural season with the Cubs while dealing with a right elbow and triceps strain that ultimately required surgery. Manager Joe Maddon has offered glowing reports of Darvish's early throwing sessions so far this spring, and now the 32-year-old will get a chance to test his health in a competitive setting as he makes his first start at any level since Aug. 19.

Darvish (elbow) sat 92 to 94 mph in a live bullpen session Tuesday and felt good afterwards, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Darvish underwent arthroscopic elbow surgery in September after an injury-wrecked first season in Chicago. He should be ready to go by Opening Day provided his spring continues to go well.

Darvish is slated to throw 20 pitches from 120 feet Saturday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Darvish remains on track for a normal spring training, and it's good to see him ramp up his throwing activity. He's slated to toss his first bullpen since Jan. 18 assuming Saturday's throwing session goes as planned.

President of baseball operations Theo Epstein said Saturday that Darvish (elbow) is in "really great shape" and will be "full go on a normal schedule in spring training," 670 The Score Chicago reports.

EDGE Analysis

Darvish has spent the early portion of the offseason recovering from an arthroscopic debridement procedure for his throwing elbow, which he underwent in September. The procedure apparently hasn't delayed Darvish's preparation for the upcoming campaign in a meaningful way, as Epstein noted that the right-hander has had a traditional buildup of his throwing program. Heading into the second season of the six-year, $126 million deal he inked with the Cubs last winter, Darvish has some intriguing bounce-back potential if he can avoid any further health setbacks coming out of the spring.

Darvish (elbow) has resumed throwing from flat ground, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Darvish, who underwent an arthroscopic debridement procedure of his right elbow in mid-September after batting arm injuries all season, is right on schedule in his recovery. Barring any setbacks, he's expected to be ready for the start of spring training. The right-hander struggled through an injury-riddled 2018, making just eight starts and posting a 4.95 ERA and 1.42 WHIP across 40 innings for the Cubs.

President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein said Friday that Darvish (elbow) looks healthy and is expected to resume throwing in a couple weeks, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Darvish underwent an arthroscopic debridement procedure of his right elbow in mid-September after batting arm injuries throughout the course of the 2018 campaign. It should come as no surprise that he hasn't started throwing just yet, though there will be some cause for concern if he isn't cleared by the end of December, considering his previous issues. The right-hander was limited to just eight starts this past year, logging a 4.95 ERA and 1.42 WHIP across 40 innings.

Darvish underwent an minimally invasive arthroscopic debridement procedure of his right elbow Wednesday. He is expected to be "100 percent ready" for spring training in 2019, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Darvish underwent this "routine cleanup" by Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas after getting a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews in recent days. The right-hander was officially ruled out for the rest of the 2018 campaign over three weeks ago once he was diagnosed with a stress reaction on the tip of his elbow, which caused him to exit his rehab start after just one inning of work. The Cubs failed to provide any sort of concrete timetable outside of announcing that he is expected to be ready by the spring, so expect updates on his progress throughout the offseason.

Darvish was ruled out for the season Tuesday with a stress reaction on the tip of his elbow and a triceps strain, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic Chicago reports.

EDGE Analysis

The prognosis did not look good after Darvish was forced to leave his rehab start Sunday after just one inning, and Tuesday's news confirms that. He'll be shut down for six weeks, leaving him not enough time to build back up even if the Cubs go deep into the playoffs. The timing means he'll have a good chance to be ready by the start of next season, but the Cubs will likely remain cautious as he's suffered multiple setbacks in his recovery already.