Dustin May's velocity looking good ahead of spring training debut

One of the few but prized signings of the offseason for the St. Louis Cardinals seems to be returning to form.

Right-handed starting pitcher Dustin May, who the Cardinals signed to a one-year, $12.5 million contract this offseason, threw in a sim game Friday. According to the radar gun, May's fastball sat in the 97-98 mile-per-hour range and touches 99 mph, based on comments from team manager Oli Marmol.

Based on a report on "X" from Belleville News-Democrat reporter Jeff Jones, that velocity is also around what May has displayed in bullpens.