Junior Guerra

Brewers' Junior Guerra (elbow) to return Friday

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Junior Guerra (elbow) will be activated from the disabled list to start Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

What It Means:

Guerra, who hasn't pitched in the big leagues since August 3 because of right elbow inflammation, threw 3 1/3 scoreless innings for Triple-A Colorado Springs during a rehab start on Saturday. The 31 year-old rookie owns a surprising 2.93 ERA in 107 1/3 innings this year and for fantasy purposes, should be stashed in anticipation of his return.

Guerra's 4.21 xFIP suggests he's had some luck on his side this year. He owns a 20.9 strikeout percentage, which is just below the league average (21.0 percent). We currently project him to record a 3.88 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP in just under 12 innings pitched over the rest of the season.