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Slaten’s season is officially over after he experienced a setback in his recovery that required a PRP injection. The positive news is that he’s dealing with a flexor issue and doesn’t appear to have any UCL damage in his elbow. The 29-year-old’s absence figures to show up in the postseason where he would’ve been part of Boston’s high-leverage mix.

The Red Sox are adapting Slaten’s throwing program to take those symptoms into account. Perhaps that means having Slaten abandon a pitch that is causing him particular trouble, but it’s never a great sign for a pitcher to be trying to adapt what they’re doing to compensate for lingering soreness. We’re less confident that the Red Sox can get key innings from Slaten down the stretch.

As anticipated, Slaten hits the injured list due to inflammation in his pitching elbow. No word yet from the team on how long he’s expected to be sidelined for, but he’ll miss at least a couple of weeks. Raymond Burgos was recalled from Triple-A Worcester in a corresponding move to replace him in the Red Sox’ bullpen.

With Garrett Whitlock also being shelved, the Red Sox’ bullpen has taken a major hit in the past couple of days. It’ll be interesting to see how the Red Sox reconfigure their bullpen to bridge the gap to Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning.

Slaten returns to Boston’s high-leverage mix after missing nearly five weeks recovering from an oblique strain. The 28-year-old setup specialist tossed 3 1/3 scoreless innings before hitting the shelf back on April 8.

Slaten allowed one hit and walked one batter, but struck out two and threw 11 of his 18 pitches for strikes. He will likely need another game or two before rejoining Boston’s bullpen.

Slaten has resumed throwing after hitting the shelf earlier this month with a right oblique strain. Cora added that he’ll likely require a minor league rehab assignment instead of jumping right back into Boston’s bullpen later this month.

We found out yesterday that Slaten was dealing with the injury, and it appears to be one that will cost him a few weeks. The 28-year-old has thrown 3 1/3 scoreless innings so far this season with five strikeouts and two walks. His presence in the late innings will be missed for Boston.

It’s unclear whether this will develop into a potential injured list situation, but Cora noted that Slaten has been dealing with a right oblique issue recently. It’s possible he’ll be heading to the shelf if he’s unavailable leading into Friday’s series opener against the Cardinals.