Darvish (elbow) will begin his rehab assignment at Double-A Frisco on Sunday and he will be on a 30-pitch limit, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Rangers' ace has had some starts and stops along the way during his recovery from Tommy John surgery, but it appears that he's finally ready to move on to a rehab assignment at the end of the upcoming weekend. He will only throw 30 pitches or two innings Sunday, so he'll likely need several more rehab outings to stretch out before returning to the Rangers. There is still optimism that he could come off the disabled list at some point in mid-to-late May, but given his expected workload for Sunday, it could be on the latter end of that timetable.