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Rays’ Rule 5 Pick Kevin Gadea Out At Least Four Weeks

By Steve Adams | March 17, 2017 at 10:50am CDT

Right-hander Kevin Gadea, whom the Rays selected out of the Mariners organization in last December’s Rule 5 Draft, will miss “at least” four weeks of action after an MRI revealed tendinitis in his right elbow, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (Twitter links). Perhaps of more interest, Topkin adds that the Rays were in the process of returning Gadea to the Mariners organization when the MRI revealed his injury. Now, he’ll open the season with the Rays and accrue some Major League service time on the team’s disabled list.

In that sense, the injury could benefit both Gadea and the Rays. He’ll earn the pro-rated portion of the league minimum for the time he spends on the MLB DL — a significant pay increase over what he’d have earned in the minors — and the Rays, in turn, will have a chance to further evaluate Gadea while he progresses through a minor league rehab assignment. If other injuries arise and/or other relievers fail to perform early in the season, it’s possible that Gadea could emerge as a candidate to help out on the Major League roster. Of course, the Rays may simply offer him back to the Mariners once he’s cleared to return to game action.

It should be noted that Gadea, 22, was a long shot to stick on the Rays’ roster out of camp. Signed out of Nicaragua as a free agent back in 2012, Gadea has yet to ascend even to the Class-A Advanced level, having spent the makority of the 2016 season in the Class-A Midwest League. Gadea handled himself quite well there, logging a brilliant 2.15 earned run average with 72 strikeouts (12.9 K/9) against just 11 walks (2.0 BB/9).

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  1. SamFuldsFive

    4 years ago

    What do you want to be that he suddenly ends up on the DL all season because of it?

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    • SamFuldsFive

      4 years ago

      bet*

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      • ottomatic

        4 years ago

        There are rules concerning the numbers of days a rule 5 player can spend on the DL with his new team. To prevent the receiving team from hiding them on the DL all year

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        • davidcoonce74

          4 years ago

          Yeah, the games requirement just shifts to next season, although they can get him plenty of “rehab” starts in the minors.

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    • dwhitt3

      4 years ago

      Then he’ll have to be on the active roster all year next year

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  2. jlittle15

    4 years ago

    See Daniel Winkler last year with the Braves

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  3. davidcoonce74

    4 years ago

    A rule 5 player has to be on the active roster for at least 90 days.

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  4. Rocco

    4 years ago

    Thoughts and prayers.

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