Jose Fernandez, who is approaching his recovery from Tommy John surgery cautiously, could throw off a mound by March 1.

"I want to pitch tomorrow in the big leagues. Are you kidding me?" Fernandez said. "I want to go out there and pitch tomorrow. That's just who I am. I think you have to be smart."

The Miami Marlins right-hander had surgery on May 16 and could be back on a Major League mound around July.