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Gilbert authored a dominant performance in his latest rehab outing, allowing just two baserunners and needing only 72 pitches (43 strikes) to navigate five shutout frames. The 28-year-old fantasy ace averaged an encouraging 95.5 mph on his fastball and was able to sustain his velocity throughout his third rehab tune-up. There won’t be official confirmation from the Mariners until later this week, but Gilbert appears ready to rejoin Seattle’s rotation either this weekend or early next week.

The biggest takeaway here for fantasy managers is that Gilbert won’t be returning to Seattle’s rotation next week. There isn’t an exact date for his third rehab outing yet, but it figures to take place on Tuesday at one of the club’s minor league affiliates. The 28-year-old fantasy ace threw 60 pitches on Wednesday in his latest rehab start, and dealt with some diminished velocity over the course of that outing, which is presumably why he’s being given another tune-up before returning to Seattle.

Gilbert notched a pair of strikeouts and threw 60 pitches (38 strikes) in his second rehab outing. It’s theoretically possible the 28-year-old fantasy ace will rejoin Seattle’s rotation early next week, but it’s worth noting that Gilbert’s final fastball of the game clocked in at 93.7 mph after being up to 96.8 in the 1st inning. We’re assuming he’ll get at least one additional tune-up outing to continue further building up his stamina and pitch count. He’s been out since late April, recovering from a flexor strain in his right elbow.

It’s unclear if Gilbert will require another rehab start after Wednesday’s outing, but that decision will be made later this week. The 28-year-old fantasy ace, who has been on the shelf since late April, allowed one run over 1 1/3 innings last Friday in his first outing. He’s trending towards a mid-June return to Seattle’s rotation.

Gilbert struck out three in the 45-pitch outing and showed his typical velocity in averaging 95.6 mph with his fastball. He’ll probably need two more rehab starts after missing the last month with a strained elbow.

Gilbert is going to need at least one minor league tune-up since he hasn’t pitched in game action in nearly a month since hitting the shelf back in late April with a flexor strain in his right elbow. The 28-year-old fantasy ace should return to Seattle’s rotation in early June.

Fellow rehabbing rotation-mate Bryce Miller (shoulder) will join him in the session as well. The M’s rotation got a boost on Thursday as George Kirby made his season debut and it sounds like more reinforcements should be on the way soon. Barring any setbacks, it looks like Gilbert is on track to return at some point in early June.

That’s the second bullpen for Gilbert since he was placed on the injured list back on April 26. The right-hander will assuredly need to make a rehab start or two before he’s ready to rejoin the Mariners’ rotation, but assuming no setbacks, that could happen around the early portion of June.

Gilbert is making steady progress in his recovery from a flexor strain in his right elbow and should be ready to face hitters at some point in the near future. It’s theoretically possible that he’ll wrap up a minor league rehab assignment and make it back to Seattle’s rotation at some point in June.

It’ll be Gilbert’s first bullpen session since landing on the injured list back on April 26 with a flexor strain in his right elbow. The 28-year-old fantasy ace will likely require a couple minor league rehab outings to get back up to speed, but it looks like there’s a decent chance he’s back in Seattle’s rotation at some point in June.