Perez tosses from mound: According to MLB.com, Indians reliever Rafael Perez threw off the mound in a bullpen session on Wednesday. Perez is on the 15-day disabled list with strained left lat muscle. Manager Manny Acta said there is no timetable for Perez to rejoin the bullpen. (Updated 05/16/2012)
Injury Report
Back - 15-day DL. Out until at least late May (Updated - 5/12/12)
Fantasy Analysis
Perez, who has also had shoulder issues this year, has posted four strikeouts and four walks in 7 2/3 innings while pitching in middle relief. Fantasy owners should continue to ignore Perez in all formats. (Updated 05/16/2012).
03/30/2012 09:35 Fantasy Relief: Assessing all 30 bullpens
What do the bullpen and closer situations look like in the Nationbal League? Michael Hurcomb debuts Fantasy Relief, a weekly column dedicated to finding you saves and other critical relief pitching stats.