Kerry Carpenter Hopes To Start Rehab Assignment By End Of July
4 months agoDetroit Tigers outfielder Kerry Carpenter (back), who hasn't played in a game in nearly two months due to a lumbar spine stress fracture, doesn't have a timetable for his return but is hoping to be close to ready for a long-awaited minor-league rehab assignment by the end of July. The 26-year-old appeared to be on track to return to the Tigers in late July, but he experienced discomfort in his lower back while running at the end of June. It's been disappointing for Carpenter, but he's pretty confident he'll be back this year. He was hitting .283 with eight home runs and a .914 OPS before his injury and was especially useful against right-handers, hitting .310 with a 1.004 OPS against them. When he gets closer to his return to the big leagues, fantasy managers in mixed leagues will want to consider picking him up off the waiver wire if he's available.
Source: Detroit Free Press - Evan Petzold
Source: Detroit Free Press - Evan Petzold