ST. PETERSBURG -- After weeks of rehabbing a torn labrum in his left shoulder that has sidelined him since May 5, Drew Smyly is set to begin pitching again.
The Rays announced Saturday that the left-handed starting pitcher will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Durham, due in large part to all the rain in the forecast near the Rays' Class A Advanced affiliate in Port Charlotte, Fla.
"We'd like to get him up three times," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "That's roughly around the 45-50 pitch mark, but to get him up and down a couple of times, that's kind of the priority.