Manager Bruce Bochy said that Cueto (forearm) could come off the 10-day disabled list and rejoin the Giants rotation following his rehab start Sunday with High-A San Jose, Andrew Baggarly of The Mercury News reports.
The Giants will wait and see how Cueto performs during the rehab outing and how deep he works into the contest before determining if he's fit to return to the big club. Cueto was shut down for nearly three weeks before restarting his rehab assignment Aug. 22 with Triple-A Sacramento, tossing three scoreless innings in that start. Bochy said Chris Stratton, who entered the rotation when Cueto hit the disabled list, wouldn't be moved back to the bullpen once the right-hander is activated, making Ty Blach a likelier candidate to lose his starting spot.