Guardians starter has resumed a throwing program after he was reevaluated on Wednesday, manager Stephen Vogt told reporters ( via Mandy Bell of MLB.com). Williams came out of todays throwing se sion without pain. Its an encouraging development after last weeks ominous news that Williams was being after experiencing discomfort in his elbow. The second-year righty has been on the injured list all season after battling elbow sorene s in Spring Training. He received an anti-inflammation injection last week that seemingly addre sed whatever was ailing him. The Guardians will certainly proceed with caution as Williams builds arm strength. Cleveland hasnt released a specific timeline when he might be Sid Fernandez Jersey ready to embark on a rehab a signment. Clearly, getting into a throwing routine is a meaningful step towards working back to game action. Williams is arguably the best of Clevelands trio of highly-touted pitchers who debuted last year. The 23rd overall pick in the 2021 draft, he quickly developed into one of the games most talented pitching prospects. The Guards promoted Williams in June. In his first 18 MLB starts, he turned in a 3.29 ERA over 82 innings. The East Carolina product fanned a solid 23.5% of opponents while picking up whiffs on more than 12% of his pitches. Despite a 10.7% walk rate thats higher than ideal, it was a strong debut showing. and also turned in sub-4.00 ERA performances in their first seasons. Clevelands rotation neverthele s feels a bit more tenuous than it has in prior years. The Guardians lost to Tommy John surgery after two starts. has subpar strikeout and walk rates in his return from last seasons UCL sprain. , who made the Opening Day roster after signing a minor league deal, has a 6.59 ERA through six starts. Allen has allowed seven homers and has an earned run average above 5.00 through his first seven appearances. has been excellent in three outings, but he went unclaimed on waivers as recently as last offseason. Reinstalling Williams alongside Bibee at the top of the staff would be a major boost. The Guardians have thrived despite the rotation questions, thanks in large part to one of MLBs best bullpens. Theyre tied with the Orioles for the American Leagues best record at 20-11. Cleveland leads an AL Central that surprisingly has four teams sitting at least four games above .500. Jose Reyes Jersey