CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Indians still don’t know if veteran starters Corey Kluber and Carlos Carrasco will pitch again this season. But on a humid Monday morning in the team’s bullpen behind the center field wall at Progressive Field, some baby steps were taken that could lead them back to games sometime this season.
Kluber was going through his throwing motion, while wearing two stabilizing straps. He went through his full windup, without throwing a ball. He has been on the injured list since May 3 with a broken right forearm after being hit by a line drive on May 1.
He is scheduled to go through a series of MRIs this week to see if the non-displaced fracture of his ulna bone is healed. Depending on what the tests show, Chris Antonetti, president of baseball operations, said Kluber may start throwing sometime later this week.
Carrasco followed Kluber’s workout by playing catch. He has been on the injured list since June 5 with an unspecified blood condition. The Indians can’t comment on Carrasco’s condition because it is not a baseball-related issue. He is receiving treatment and it is not believed to be life threatening.
It’s possible that Carrasco could return to the mound before Kluber if his condition can be monitored. But that probably won’t be known for another two or three weeks.
Carrasco’s last start was May 30. It was his third straight loss and he told the Indians he’d been feeling fatigued. He has a history of heart problems and new blood tests revealed his current condition.
The Indians have had three-fifths of their starting rotation on the injured list for much of the first three months of the season. Mike Clevinger is expected to be activated and start against Baltimore on Friday.
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