McHugh (arm) had his batting-practice session moved to Tuesday, Hunter Atkins of the Houston Chronicle reports.
McHugh had been scheduled to throw BP on Monday. If his arm responds well to Tuesday's session, McHugh could pitch in a game Friday, whether that be a major league or minor league game. The imprecise phrase "dead arm" was used to describe the injury that forced a delay in McHugh's throwing schedule, but the root cause involves the rotator cuff in his shoulder -- in particular, it wasn't getting enough blood flow to strengthen ligaments. As such, he's been performing exercises designed to encourage blood flow to the area.