Justin Verlander hopes to pitch at some point this coming season despite his recent Tommy John surgery, according to Houston Astros general manager James Click.

Click said Verlander "has every intention of trying to come back next year" but admitted he thinks it is an "aggressive timetable."

Verlander underwent Tommy John surgery on Sept. 30, and Click said one day later that the estimated timetable for recovery was 12 to 14 months.

"We're not taking anything off the table when it comes to a guy like that," Click said.