Angels left-hander Tyler Skaggs, shut down this week because of a mild flexor-pronator strain in his elbow, would like to pitch again this season “to show them I’m healthy going into the off-season and to get to the 100-inning mark,” he said.
The chances of that appear slim. Skaggs finally returned in late July after missing two full years because of ligament-replacement surgery, and the Angels are not about to risk further injury to a pitcher they need to plug a spot in their injury-ravaged rotation in 2017.
But Manager Mike Scioscia said he would be open to Skaggs pitching in the Arizona Instructional League in October to boost his confidence and innings total.