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Ross (shoulder) threw five scoreless innings in his rehab start with Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday. He gave up two hits and one walk and struck out five batters.
Ross, who faced a 75-pitch limit for the rehab outing, showed very few signs of rust in what was his first game in affiliated ball since last August before he required thoracic outlet syndrome in the fall. The right-hander tossed 44 of his 73 pitches for strikes and flashed a fastball that sat in the 90-to-92 mph range, according to Sam Butler of MLB.com. The Rangers will have Ross make another rehab start with Round Rock next week, when he'll likely have his restriction bumped up to around six innings or 90 pitches. After that outing, the Rangers will reevaluate Ross and decide if he's ready to come off the disabled list. Before making just one start in an injury-plagued 2016, Ross turned in sub-3.50 ERAs from 2013 to 2015, so he could make for an attractive stash in deeper mixed leagues until the Rangers activate him.
