Josh

Hancock

Hancock is filling in for Randy Wolf and shouldn’t have any value.

''What do we have now?’' manager Larry Bowa lamented with Billy Wagner and Madson hurting. ''Three triple-A pitchers from Scranton? [Brian] Powell, [Geoff] Geary and [Josh] Hancock. So, we’ll see what happens.’' Amaury Telemaco could return soon, and the Phillies may try to trade for bullpen help.

He’s scheduled to throw 85-90 pitches as he continues to come back from a serious groin injury.

Hancock’s rehab assignment will have to end on Aug. 15. The Reds will likely activate him then, although they may use him in middle relief rather than put him into the rotation.

His rehab assignment ends Monday, but the Reds do not have to activate him immediately.

Hancock, on the disabled list the entire season with a right groin strain, has made three starts for Triple-A Louisville. He’ll make one more rehabilitation start and then likely be activated. He must be activated by Aug. 16.

The Reds don’t have to activate him on Monday, so they’ll let him rest after the start for a couple days before bringing him up.

He doesn’t have to be activated today, but he should join the Reds very soon.

Six of the runs were earned and he also gave up 10 hits, walked one and struck out three. He’s set to be activated, but the Reds haven’t said when they’re going to bring him up. He was pitching well prior to this outing, posting a 1.99 ERA in four starts.

Hancock has been on the DL all year with a strained groin, and had an MRI that showed a sprained ulnar ligament, but he doesn’t see it as a major problem. ''I’ll be throwing by this weekend and activated next week,’' Hancock said. The damage was probably done because he threw on just three days’ rest because his rehab time was running out. ''I threw a lot of pitches in a short time,’' he said. ''One hundred sixty pitches in four days. That may or may not have had something to do with it.’'