Overview
- Glasnow made his second rehab start for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Aug. 9, throwing 47 pitches over 2 2/3 innings while allowing one earned run, one hit, one walk and recording two strikeouts.
- He began the rehab assignment at Low-A Ontario on Aug. 4, working two scoreless innings on just 16 pitches.
- Roberts said the club likely needs about three more minor-league rehab starts and plans to stretch Glasnow to at least four innings to rebuild his starter workload before considering a big-league return.
- Pitching data from the Triple-A outing showed the fastball averaged roughly 95.9 mph and topped out near 97 mph while Glasnow generated multiple swinging strikes, signaling his stuff remains power-driven despite the back spasms.
- Before the May injury Glasnow had a 2.72 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 39 2/3 innings, and a healthy return in September would add proven depth behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tarik Skubal and Blake Snell for the stretch run and postseason.