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Texas Rangers pitcher Cody Bradford (61) delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against Minnesota Twins at Globe Life Field, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024 in Arlington. (The Dallas Morning News)
LOS ANGELES — It’s not a shutdown, Rangers officials clarified Friday afternoon, but the club intends to push back left-hander Cody Bradford’s next minor league rehab assignment until further notice.
Bradford, in the midst of internal brace procedure recovery, has not started a game since he pitched for Triple-A Round Rock last Thursday night. He was scheduled to start for Double-A Frisco Wednesday before the Rangers chose to give him additional recovery time.
They have not yet determined when he’ll start again.
“We’ll make sure he feels 100% recovered before he makes his next outing,” Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young said. “It’s just normal soreness. It’s part of your buildup, it’s part of rehab, it’s part of a normal spring training. When someone is coming off of an injury, you don’t push them through soreness.”
Bradford, who pitched two innings in his first rehab start, initially indicated that his elbow didn’t loosen up in between starts as quickly as expected or hoped. The 28-year-old missed the entirety of last season and hasn’t pitched in a big league game since Sep. 25, 2024.
With one of baseball’s strongest rotations, and with left-hander Jacob Latz available for spot starts if needed, the Rangers do not need to rush Bradford back to competition.
In news of the same name: Infielder Cody Freeman has resumed baseball activities. He missed the bulk of spring training with a lumbar stress reaction in his lower back and could return to competition by the end of April or the start of May.
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