Farrell: Price was slowed down due to 'soreness'

David Price's return to the mound was delayed a bit earlier this week when the Boston Red Sox left-hander dealt with some soreness.

Speaking to reporters prior to Boston's series finale with the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday, manager John Farrell said Price was slowed down due to his volume of work, but said he participated in a long-toss session earlier in the morning and was throwing with some intensity.

"You get a little soreness coming out of the intensity in which he was throwing the ball," Farrell said, according to Tim Britton of the Providence Journal. "We have it a couple extra days before we extended back out into some long toss."

Price was tentatively scheduled to throw live batting practice earlier this week, but was backed off that plan. Farrell said Price is now expected to throw a bullpen session Friday in Baltimore and deemed the most recent hiccup a "slowdown" and not a "setback."

The most recent update on Price comes with a bit of confusion. On Saturday, Price said he hasn't incurred any setbacks yet, and Farrell told Britton on Tuesday that Price wasn't dealing with any soreness despite being slowed down.

Price also acknowledged Wednesday that he's not 100 percent confident that he won't eventually need surgery.

"We're going to find out," Price told Christopher Smith of MassLive.com.

Price has yet to make a start this season after suffering his elbow injury during spring training.