If not - is there any other explanation since he was hitting 94-95 a couple of starts, and then his initial "last rehab" start he was lower velo, but came off smiling and I just assumed he dialed it back. But now he hasn't recovered. So I suspect the ankle injury drained his velocity and he will have to get his footing back, or he just is dialing it back so he doesn't re-aggravate anything until he gets back to the bigs?
It would seem unlikely that he had the velocity and lost it by pitching more, or could thab be a reality?