4 years agoHouston Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez (finger) will begin a rehab assignment on Sunday with Triple-A Sugar Land, according to MLB.com's Brian McTaggart. It's been quite the turn of events for Valdez, who at one point was believed to have suffered a season-ending injury when he fractured his finger during Spring Training, but now McTaggart reports that the team believes he will return to the rotation some time in June. After throwing a 25-pitch bullpen session on Friday, Valdez said, "I had a really good bullpen today. I felt like I threw all the pitches I wanted to, and how and where I wanted to -- the sinker, the changeup, the curveball. It was all executed today. I feel like I had the perfect bullpen." For managers who stashed him away on the injured list, it appears their gamble will be paying off here soon.--Michael Grennell - RotoBaller
Source: Brian McTaggart