Robert

Suarez

Suarez is at least a couple weeks away from returning to Atlanta’s relief mix. He’s been on the injured list with a forearm strain since late June. The hope is that he’ll be ready for the postseason.

Suarez has been on the shelf with a forearm strain since late June. He’ll need at least a couple weeks to ramp up his throwing progression before he’s ready to return to Atlanta’s high-leverage relief mix.

Suarez is still feeling a little soreness, thus, he has not begun to take any steps towards a return yet. He was placed on the IL in late June. It remains to be seen what kind of timeline to return he’ll have, but he’ll likely need a rehab assignment. This feels like it’s trending towards a September return at best.

Suarez has been battling tightness in his forearm for the past few days and rather than continuing to play short-handed, they opted to shut him down and make sure that he gets right. Hurston Waldrep was activated from the injured list to take Suarez’s spot on the club’s active roster on Friday.

Carlos Carrasco being in a close game in the seventh inning makes a lot more sense now. Suarez, who last pitched Friday and had five days off before that outing, could be back on Wednesday, according to Walt Weiss. Though that’s expecting accurate information from someone who wasn’t forthcoming initially.

Iglesias landed on the injured list on April 21st, so he hasn’t been sidelined for too long. He will return to his late-inning role in the Braves’ bullpen. Given that Igleasias is dealing with a shoulder issue, we wouldn’t go ahead and drop Robert Suarez right away. It makes sense to see how Iglesias looks for a performance or two before moving on from Suarez in fantasy leagues.

It’s possible the Braves could have Iglesias set up for Robert Suarez in his first appearance or two back from shoulder inflammation, but Iglesias figures to reclaim his job, even if Suarez has been outstanding this season.

Suarez made sure that the Braves’ comeback bid didn’t go for naught, as he pitched around a one-out single from Ezequiel Tovar to work a scoreless frame and put the game in the win column for the Braves. He has proven to be more than capable in the ninth inning while Raisel Iglesias has been sidelined and now sports a minuscule 0.66 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and a 14/2 K/BB ratio over 13 2/3 innings on the season while converting each of his first four save chances.

It sounds like Atlanta is going to get their primary closer back next week since Iglesias will skip a minor league rehab assignment altogether. The 36-year-old veteran stopper hit the shelf with shoulder inflammation last week. His return would push Robert Suarez back to a setup role.

Atlanta is hoping to have Iglesias back at some point in early May after he hit the injured list with relatively minor shoulder inflammation last week. The 36-year-old underwent an MRI that didn’t reveal any structural damage and it’s an extremely positive sign that he’s throwing already. He’ll likely return to the closing role with Robert Suarez returning to setup duty once he’s back in a few weeks.