THE DL: Rehab soon for Cespedes, McCarthy plays catch

Yoenis CespedesCespedes, who was eligible to return from the disabled list on Tuesday, hit in the indoor batting cage again. All reports about his injured left hand are positive. Friday, manager Bob Melvin said Cespedes will likely have to go on a rehab assignment before being activated. "He hit live in the cage today, and felt good no problems there," Melvin said. "He will hit live on the field tomorrow. If that's the case, and he feels good, then we'll probably target a date for him to go out and get a few at-bats."According to the A's, Cespedes has an extreme work ethic, and lives, sleeps, and eats baseball. Their biggest concern is protecting him from himself."I think it all depends on how he feels," Melvin says. "He is a guy that likes to feel comfortable. The other day when he was in the cage it was more about swinging and making sure he didn't feel his hand. Today they said he was a little frustrated with some of his swings, that he wanted his mechanics to be perfect."ETA: Could return on this road trip.Brandon IngeAs we first reported: Inge has been sent to Triple-A Sacramento.ETA: May 28Graham GodfreyGodfrey hasn't been ruled out of making his next start. He was called up to take Brandon McCarthy's spot in the rotation on Tuesday, but injured the middle finger on his pitching hand before his start. "I heard he feels better," Melvin said. "We'll see how he is again tomorrow. Whether or not we are throwing a bullpen and where we are, but I am not sure yet." ETA: Could make next startBrandon McCarthy I watched McCarthy play catch in the outfield on Friday before the game. He was smiling as he walked off the field. "McCarthy just played catch today," Melvin said. "So we'll probably talk about that a bit later." On Tuesday Brandon McCarthy sat down with pitching coach Curt Young and began to map out some plans for his return. He remains on pace to return from the 15-day disabled list when eligible to return on June 2. Hes doing some strengthening stuff, stabilization stuff with us and will probably look to pick up a ball hopefully at the latter half of the week," Paparesta said on Tuesday. "And we are targeting obviously his return date of June 2."ETA: June 2Brett AndersonAnderson experienced some forearm soreness during his throwing program. According to the A's he is still ahead of schedule in his recovery from Tommy John surgery. Because of the severity of the type of surgery Anderson had, the A's don't want to rush him. "What you don't want to do is start him up and then stop him, then start him up and stop him again," Paparesta said on Tuesday. "We've got a pretty good process with him and he hasn't had an issue so far."ETA: TBDDallas BradenBraden spent the weekend with the team in San Francisco and has been at the Coliseum this home stand. Braden is not near returning at this point. "I want to say it was about two and a half weeks ago, three weeks that he started playing some catch 45, 60 feet, " Paparesta said. "Dallas wasnt having any pain at that point in time, but he felt like he just wasnt as strong as he needs to be, so we decided hey, lets pull the reigns back. Lets get you as strong as you need to be."ETA: TBD