Rangers left-hander Derek Holland is scheduled to throw a full-effort bullpen session on Monday at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas. If it goes well Holland will be cleared to embark on a 30-day minor league rehab assignment later in the week, writes Gerry Fraley of the Dallas Morning News.
His rehab debut will be at Double-A Frisco, and he will be on track to join the Texas starting rotation sometime in late August if everything goes smoothly.
Holland underwent microfracture knee surgery in January. The hope was that he’d return to help the Rangers make a postseason push, but Texas opened play Sunday in last place in the American League West standings with a record of 41-63.
The 25-year-old southpaw posted a 3.42 ERA (120 ERA+), 1.286 WHIP, and 189 strikeouts in 213 innings last season for the Rangers. He signed a five-year, $28 million contract extension in March 2012.