Vargas (hand) tossed a three-inning simulated game Wednesday, Kristie Ackert of the NY Daily News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Vargas recently threw a bullpen session Sunday as well, but he wasn't able to catch the ball on its return in either session due to his injured right (non-throwing) hand. It's expected that he will begin the 2018 season on the 10-day DL before returning to action around the second week of the year.