The Texas Rangers are going to give left-handed starter Cody Bradford a break from his injury rehab.
Now his injury rehab has hit a snag. He told reporters on Sunday that he's been shut down for the time being.
Bradford has been on the injured list since April 14 with a low back strain. About a week after that, more imaging revealed Bradford had a relatively freak injury — aBradford said he isn’t in pain, but he’s not recovering fast enough. The Rangers are shutting him down in hopes that a break will accelerate his recovery.In other words, the Rangers want to avoid any further set-backs.
Bradford was 3-0 with a 1.40 ERA, 17 strikeouts, and two walks in his first three starts .. Bochy said on Friday there was a possibility that Dunning could be activated on the Rangers’ road trip to Philadelphia. An activation date is less clear on Eovaldi. Texas is without three starting pitchers who are on the 60-day injured list — Max Scherzer, Jacob deGrom and Tyler Mahle.Matthew Postins is an award-winning sports journalist who covers the Texas Rangers for Fan Nation/SI and also writes about the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies. He also covers the Big 12 for HeartlandCollegeSports.com.
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