41 Alexi Ogando, SP

Rangers starter Alexi Ogando is currently playing catch but is scheduled to throw a bullpen either Sunday or Monday on the road trip, FOX Sports reports Wednesday. 

Ogando said Monday that he's only throwing at around 40 percent until the Rangers allow him to amp it up. He's making slow progress and doesn't have a timetable to return. 

Rangers starter Alexi Ogando (biceps) has been able to play catch but is only throwing around 40 percent, MLB.com reports Tuesday. 

"I don't know when they'll let me throw hard," the right-hander added. 

Ogando said he's feeling better and is making slow progress. There is no structural damage in his injured biceps, but the Rangers do not have a timetable for his return. 

Rangers starting pitcher Alexi Ogando revealed to manager Ron Washington that his arm had been bothering him before his last start, after which he was placed on the disabled list, the Dallas Morning News reports.

"He finally told me that when we were talking, and I said, ‘You can’t do that’," Washington said. "He’s got a different workload this year. When you are a reliever and you only have to pitch an inning or so, you can pitch through some soreness, but when you are a starter, it’s a different situation. You can make it worse. It’s something that comes with experience. Now that he has the experience of going through this and knowing the situation, hopefully it won’t happen again. Thank God it wasn’t more serious."

Ogando is on the 15-day disabled list with biceps tendinitis.

Rangers starting pitcher Alexi Ogando, on the 15-day disabled list, underwent an MRI which revealed no structural damage on his right biceps, according to The Dallas Morning News.

"It's nothing major," Ogando told MLB.com. "It's something I've felt off and on before. I should be back to normal soon. I would have been able to pitch, but we don't want it to get worse. We want it to get better. It's just one-two starts."

The biceps injury that put Rangers starting pitcher Alexi Ogando on the 15-day disabled list has been deemed minor.

"It’s minor," manager Ron Washington told Fox Sports Southwest. "He’s a starting pitcher and he takes on a big work load. Rather than let this drag on, we just decided we’re going to nip it in the bud and get it right so he doesn’t feel anything. Just keeping him from himself because he’ll take the ball and go out there."

Ogando's last trip to the DL was for a groin injury last season.