Morton (latissimus) is tentatively scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Fresno on Thursday, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.
This is good news for the Astros -- who are also without Dallas Keuchel (neck), Lance McCullers (back), and Colin McHugh (elbow) -- as it appears Morton is inching closer to a return to the big club. He was able to resume mound work earlier in the week, and will work towards a more extensive bullpen before hopefully setting out on a rehab assignment next week. Seeing as Morton has been sidelined all month, he will likely need a couple rehab starts before he rejoins the Astros.