Luis Perez became the team’s seventh pitcher added to the long-term disabled list, writes Brendan Kennedy in thestar.com.
“In terms of the five-day routine, shoulder-strengthening program, all the maintenance work, which I would say are pretty standard within the industry … what we currently do is not a radical shift from anyone else.”
“Starters are usually capped at 105-108 pitches an outing, and typically throw 30 to 40 pitches in a bullpen side session on the second day between starts, for example.”