The Brewers would love to have Abner Uribe back in their bullpen right now, especially with a six-man starting rotation stretching the relief corps thin. But Milwaukee is taking the slow road with the right-hander’s forearm injury, and manager Pat Murphy said the club isn’t about to shortcut the process just because the need is obvious.
Uribe was scheduled to keep his Minor League rehab assignment going Friday with High-A Wisconsin while the Brewers opened a three-game series against the Rangers in Milwaukee, about 100 miles away. Murphy said the club’s focus is on making sure Uribe is truly ready before he returns.
“We just want to make sure, you know?” Murphy said.
“He’s very important to us. We need him back as soon as possible.”
That urgency comes with a clear caveat: the Brewers need him healthy first. Uribe has been one of their most important late-inning arms, working as the primary setup man for closer Trevor Megill and posting a 2.05 ERA in 49 appearances before landing on the injured list Aug.
- He already logged a scoreless inning for the Timber Rattlers on Tuesday, and while he was eligible to come back as early as Wednesday, Milwaukee chose to give him at least one more Minor League outing.
“It didn’t feel great the next day, and we wanted to make sure he had a great catch play the next day,” Murphy said. “If you bring him back here and he gets [hurt again], then you’re in a bind. I think it’s wise to handle it this way.”
JoJo Romero is on a similar path back. The left-hander, acquired at the Trade Deadline and now working back from an appendectomy, was also slated to pitch for High-A Wisconsin on Friday. The Brewers are likely to want to see him handle back-to-back days before they even think about activating him from the IL.
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