YUCAIPA, Calif. -- Danny Farquhar's incredible recovery is nearly complete. The former White Sox pitcher, who sustained a brain hemorrhage in April, will undergo his final CT scan on Thursday to ensure his skull has healed properly from his craniotomy. He expects to be fully cleared.
Farquhar, a free agent, is going through his normal offseason throwing program at home in Temecula, Calif., with the expectation of pitching in the Majors in 2019. He's been cleared for baseball activities since his final angiogram on June 5 and said his skull healing was the only thing that held him back from returning to pitch for the White Sox toward the end of last season.

"I felt like I could have faced big league batters and been just fine," Farquhar said Tuesday at Yucaipa High School, where he joined several of his former White Sox teammates at a community event hosted by Matt Davidson. "I actually had some pretty positive doctors that believed in me. ... They saw my drive the whole way. They thought for sure I'd be back on the field, and now I just have to wait for 2019 for that to happen."
The White Sox removed Farquhar from their 40-man roster last month, and Farquhar elected to become a Minor League free agent. He declined to discuss his free agency, but didn't rule out a return to Chicago.
"I didn't cut ties with [the White Sox]," Farquhar said. "There's always a chance I could sign back, so we'll see what the future holds."
Farquhar's brain hemorrhage was caused by a ruptured aneurysm and required surgery. He collapsed in the White Sox dugout after facing four batters in a game against the Astros on April 20 and spent more than two weeks at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

"That was definitely one of the scariest things I've ever seen in my life," Davidson said. "Just being there in the dugout and watching him go unconscious, that whole time is really unexplainable. It was just such a weird and tough thing; we didn't really want to go play baseball.
"It just put everything in perspective. He was a totally healthy dude, and he was just out pitching and then it just happened. And for him to come back and make that full recovery is a miracle in and of itself. I'm just really proud to say I'm a teammate of his."
Farquhar visited the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field three times after he was discharged from the hospital on May 7, throwing out a ceremonial first pitch before a game against the Brewers on June 1.

"Watching his recovery process is nothing short of incredible," said former White Sox catcher Rob Brantly, who also trains in Temecula and plans to catch Farquhar's bullpen sessions as the season gets closer. "He's looking great, he's looking ready to play, so we'll just see how this free agency shapes up and see what happens."
Farquhar said his offseason routine hasn't changed as a result of April's health scare. His plan moving forward is simple:
"Training, work hard, open up eyes and get a big league job," he said.