Josh Collmenter labored through Spring Training before being placed on the DL with a shoulder injury in late March. Now, he’s laboring through the minor leagues as he inches closer to his return.
In two rehab appearances totalling 3.2 innings of work at the Single-A level, Collmenter has allowed seven hits and five earned runs. That equals out to a 12.27 ERA. Ouch.
It’s hard to tell if these numbers will have any impact on Collmenter once he returns to the majors. Sometimes, pitchers will look to refine only one pitch per rehab outing. So if some pitchers want to improve their change-up, they will throw only change-ups.