assuming Harper gets TJ in the off season, he'd be looking at a 6-9 month recovery I assume?
Here is what he said; Bryce is not good with the math methinks but he could return early in 2023. He says 4-6 months and Ohtani was 7 months to DH again.
“It’s like the Ohtani rule,” Harper said. “That’s what we all say, just because he was a hitter. He was able to come back and it was the same [throwing] arm as me. I think he had a four- to six-month recovery.”
Shohei Ohtani had Tommy John surgery on Oct. 1, 2018.
He returned to DH for the Angels on May 7, 2019.
“I’ll be ready for Opening Day if I do have surgery, hitting-wise,” Harper said. “Outfield-wise, I wouldn’t be ready until May or around there. That’s just a schedule, right? That has nothing to do with how I’m feeling. That’s like perfect scheduling. It really just depends on how your body responds to it. It’s exactly like my throwing program now. It could be anything from 12-16 weeks. Or it could be more than that. It just depends on how it really feels.”
https://www.mlb.com/news/bryce-harper-playing-at-mvp-level