What It Means:

“He's getting closer now,” Gardenhire said. “He went through some things, and we're not allowed to talk about a lot of stuff. But we expect to see him in camp probably sometime this next week early, maybe over the weekend even, and get him in here and get him through the test protocols and all the stuff.” Norris said he expects to be able to throw six innings right away, so the 27-year-old left-hander could be ready for the Opening Day rotation.

numberFire's models currently expect Norris to record a 4.68 ERA and 1.42 WHIP with 45 strikeouts and 17 walks over 50 innings this season.