Strahm (knee) could return in early May and would enter the Padres' bullpen, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Strahm has made four rehab appearances at Triple-A San Antonio -- topping 40 pitches in each of his first three appearances -- but the Padres don't want to risk trying him as a starter after he threw only 34.2 innings last season due to patellar tendon surgery. The 26-year-old seems likely to make at least a couple more rehab appearances before returning to San Diego.