Manager Bob Melvin announced Tuesday that Kaprielian is no longer slated to start Thursday against Seattle and that the right-hander is likely to move to the bullpen going forward, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Kaprielian was originally scheduled to move to the bullpen last week, but with Daulton Jefferies (elbow) landing on the IL, he remained in the rotation to start Saturday against the Angels. The right-hander posted his strongest outing since late July, allowing just two hits while fanning five across six scoreless innings. While Melvin wouldn't commit 100 percent to him moving to a relief role with Chris Bassitt (face) set to be activated from the IL on Thursday, such a move makes sense considering that Kaprielian has tossed 116 innings this season after failing to reach the 40-inning mark in his previous six professional seasons.