LOS ANGELES -- If all goes well for Julio Teheran, his bruised right thumb might prove to be just what he needed to regain arm strength and ease concerns about his velocity drop.
"That's one of the things I was thinking when I knew I'd be skipping a start, that the time would help my arm to recover from the soreness," Teheran said. "I hope to get all the soreness out and get my velo back."
Teheran is currently on the disabled list because of the thumb ailment he suffered when he got jammed by a pitch during his final plate appearance of Monday's forgettable four-inning start against the Padres.