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Scheppers could be one of Texas’ September callups
- Updated: August 24, 2016
CINCINNATI — Rangers right-handed reliever Tanner Scheppers is rising again and putting himself in position to be a September callup.
Scheppers, who has been on the disabled list the entire season while recovering from left knee surgery, threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday night. It was his third rehab outing, and he allowed one hit while striking out two. He threw 20 pitches and the report was good.
“He threw the ball well,” Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. “His fastball was 96-97 [mph], the slider was sharp, no complaints with the knee. I liked the report I read. It talked about the sharpness of the slider, and the fastball had good life.”
Scheppers was the Rangers’ best setup reliever in 2013, finishing with a 1.88 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP in 76 appearances. But he has struggled with physical issues since his ill-fated switch to the rotation in ’14.
The hope now is he can be a September contributor when the rosters can be expanded up to 40 players. The Rangers will be looking to reinforce their bullpen.
“More important is how his knee responds day to day,” Banister said. “Can he go back-to-back days and multiple innings? Getting him up to where his knee responds and his body responds so he can handle Major League …
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