2 years agoTampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco (wrist, hand) said his hand feels better and that he is very close to resuming a minor league rehab assignment. However, he has no set target date to get back to Triple-A Durham or to rejoin the Rays. Franco will take batting practice on Friday in more of a game-like situation as a test. The 21-year-old was nearing a return to the Tampa lineup before he was pulled off his rehab assignment with Durham with lingering pain in his surgically repaired hand/wrist. While this is good news, he's running out of time to help fantasy teams in the final month of the regular season. Franco hasn't played in the majors since July 9 and was hitting .260/.308/.396 with five home runs, 23 RBI, 34 runs scored and five stolen bases in 227 at-bats before going on the injured list.--Keith Hernandez - RotoBaller
Source: Tampa Bay Times - Marc Topkin