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Rehabbing Walden still eyeing September return
- Updated: August 6, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Jordan Walden is back in St. Louis for what he hopes will not be a final visit this season. That will depend upon how the rehab work continues to go for the righty reliever, who has been sidelined since Spring Training with a right shoulder strain.
Walden threw a bullpen session, his fifth since getting clearance to return to the mound, at Busch Stadium on Friday and said he continues to eye a September return. If all continues to progress, Walden noted, he could have time to participate in a rehab assignment before the Minor League season ends. He hasn’t thrown a pitch in the Majors since April 2015.
“I finally have some hope,” Walden said. “I threw a good bullpen [session] this past Friday and that kind of gave me a boost of confidence. It’s been a long road with a lot of ups and downs. I think I’m going in the right direction.”
General manager John Mozeliak, who has seen Walden endure a series of setbacks since the Cardinals acquired him in a November 2014 trade with the Braves, was more reserved in his expectations.
“I think it …
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