Cishek threw 22 pitches at approximately 80 percent strength Thursday during his first workout from a mound since October surgery to repair a torn hip labrum, Bob Dutton of The News Tribune reports.

EDGE Analysis

The right-hander is scheduled to log a bullpen session Sunday, though it's expected to take him a few weeks before getting back into game action. Cishek likely won't take the baton as Seattle's top setup man to Edwin Diaz until about one month in the 2017 season, at the earliest.