Right-hander Eury Perez has been just about everything the Marlins could have hoped for when they promoted the 20-year-old top prospect to the majors directly from the Double-A level. In eight major league starts this season, Perez has posted a sensational 1.54 ERA in 41 innings of work. While those numbers are already fantastic, Perez has been even more impressive over his last five starts. In that time, he’s allowed a microscopic ERA of just 0.33 while striking out 29 in 27 innings and walking just 7.8% of batters faced. A single solo home run represents the only baserunner to cross home plate against Perez during that period.
With the youngster on such an impressive run of late, one might assume that the Marlins plan to continue riding the wave of Perez’s success as the club attempts to parlay a solid start to the season into a playoff appearance. After all, Miami’s 43-34 record leaves them in second place in their division and firmly in the NL wild card picture alongside the Giants and Dodgers. According to Craig Mish of the Miami Herald, however, the plan might not be that simple. While Mish notes that Perez is expected to make at least two more starts, one tomorrow against the Pirates and the other next weekend against the Braves, he also notes that pumping the brakes on Perez from then until after the All Star break is “something [that’s] under consideration.”
Mish’s report comes on the heels of him noting earlier this month that the Marlins were planning to “slow down” Perez in order to manage his innings and hopefully leave him healthy and available for the end of the 2023 campaign and a potential postseason run. Perez has already thrown 72 innings between Double-A and the majors this season despite the fact that he’s never thrown more than 77 innings in a season during his professional career. With Perez’s arm quickly heading toward uncharted territory, it’s somewhat understandable for Miami to exercise caution with their young phenom, even as the club is in the middle of a surprisingly competitive season.
Should Perez indeed take a seat for a few turns through the rotation, the Marlins will have to find another starter to line up alongside Sandy Alcantara, Jesus Luzardo, Braxton Garrett, and Bryan Hoeing. Miami’s rotation depth has been tested significantly throughout the season, with each of Edward Cabrera, Johnny Cueto, and Trevor Rogers currently on the injured list. The club has indicated that Cabrera’s stay on the IL is expected to be a brief one, though, and Cueto is also progressing towards a return (as noted by Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald) after his third rehab start at the Triple-A level on Thursday.
Rogers, on the other hand, is not expected back any time soon. Per McPherson, the left-hander is dealing with a partial tear in his right lat, an ailment Rogers himself tells reporters is rather rare for left-handed pitchers. On a more optimistic note, Rogers notes that he believes he’ll be able to avoid surgery, and that he’s currently hoping to have more clarity on when he can resume throwing following the All Star break. Rogers, of course, impressed in 2021 with a 2.64 ERA in 133 innings of work en route to the first All Star appearance of his career. The lefty hasn’t measured up to that career year since then, however, with a 5.26 ERA and 4.32 FIP in 27 starts since the start of the 2022 campaign.
McPherson also discussed the timetable for center fielder Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s return to action, which manager Skip Schumaker told reporters could come as soon as the club’s upcoming road trip through Boston and Atlanta, which is set to start on Tuesday. It’s been a mixed year for Chisholm so far, as the 25 year old has slashed just .229/.291/.403 coming off an All Star appearance in 2022. That performance is good for a wRC+ of just 90, 10% below league average. On the other hand, the youngster has taken to his new and difficult defensive position admirably despite his lack of experience; his +3 OAA in center field ranks in the 86th percentile of all fielders this season despite Chisholm having played just 39 games.
The link to Eury Perez is wrong
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it should be:
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Listen I’m not the dinosaur that will inevitably post about how Nolan Ryan a complete outlier in multiple ways used to pitch 5000 innings a season on back to back days pitch 3000 pitches. How are they ever suppose to reach 200 innings if in the minors they’re babied so much that they barely pitch 80 innings. Nobody in the minors is taught how to be an everyday starting pitcher. And as soon as they get any kind of arm issue whatsoever, they’re shut down for weeks. By the time they reach the majors they have a very limited innings cap and again will probably sustain some kind of injury that will further an innings cap. By the time a controllable starter reaches free agency they maybe have one season with 180 innings. I don’t pretend to have the answer but what teams are currently doing isn’t working either.
Should be teaching them how to pitch and pitch through the order multiple times not how to throw harder and then harder so they need TJ twice in a 9 year period.
If I remember correctly, there was a global pandemic, and then you come out of it at 19 and have a lat injury that slows you down for 1.5 months, I could be wrong, but maybe that’s why he didnt throw many innings in the minor leagues. Next time, I guess make sure the guy isnt good enough to get called up b/c they have to be monitored…
The situation is fine. Have him go as long as he seems strong. He was likely going to throw closer to 105ish innings last year before the injury. Why not let him get to around 120-125, with a couple of extra days here and there, or a start or 2 skipped, if he can do it. They can also always start him slightly late going into the offseason/towards next year, if the innings are such an issue
I also think they’ve taken him out of games prematurely a couple of times, in games where he is rolling, and on not that many pitches, and it hurt them. That bothers me more than limiting him over the course of the season
Obviously keeping Eury healthy and strong is significantly important to the entire organization. I see him like a taller Scherzer. So hopefully they handle him the right way
This isn’t the first example of this. These situations were happening long before the pandemic was a thing.
The Marlins: showing lots of pitching muscle, impressive to say the least. Makes that division more competitive. As a Braves fan, I’m all for that. Mets, take notes $ doesn’t always work.
I think it’s just a good excuse for them to make a win-now swap – Cardinals’ Montgomery for a top 15 IF prospect in the Marlins system?
Why would the Cards want a IF Prospect?
They have Goldy, Gorman, Donovan, Arenado, DeJong, Edman and Walker and thats not counting a couple guys in the minors
So silly. Go to a 6 man rotation, I get that, but to just sit the kid down and only give him bullpen experience makes no sense.
The Cardinals seem to have several middle infield options. Gorman, Edman, Donovan, DeJong at the MLB level with Winn and Fermin at AAA. The Marlins on the other hand badly need a SS and doesn’t seem to have one on the horizon. However if you need a corner Outfielder the Marlins are definitely the team to call
Garrett and Puk for CES and Marte
One word…R-E-H-A-B!