The Marlins have been without left-hander Braxton Garrett all season. A shoulder impingement sent the 26-year-old to the injured list to begin the year. Garrett seemed to be nearing a return to the majors after throwing six innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Jacksonville last week, but he has run into a bit of a setback. Manager Skip Schumaker told reporters that Garrett felt a “dead arm” when throwing a bullpen session today (link via Christina De Nicola of MLB.com).
That isn’t believed to be related to the shoulder injury, yet it could push back his return all the same. Schumaker said Garrett will go for further testing. Getting the former #7 overall pick back in fairly short order would be a needed boost for a club that is off to the worst start in franchise history (3-14). Garrett was a key piece of the rotation a year ago, working 159 2/3 innings with a 3.66 ERA.
A few other injury notes:
- The A’s placed J.D. Davis on the 10-day injured list shortly before tonight’s game against the Cardinals. The third baseman has a right adductor strain. Speedy outfielder Esteury Ruiz was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas in his place. Davis has gotten the nod at the hot corner for 14 of Oakland’s first 16 contests. He’s off to a slow start, hitting .196/.255/.373 with a lofty 29.1% strikeout rate. Manager Mark Kotsay turned to Abraham Toro at third base tonight.
- Rays outfielder Josh Lowe could be nearing his season debut. Skipper Kevin Cash said that Lowe will head out on a rehab stint with Triple-A Durham on Thursday (link via Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times). Lowe was delayed early in camp by inflammation in his left hip. As he worked back from that issue, he strained his right oblique. That knocked him out of game action for a month. Lowe is coming off a breakout season, having hit .292/.335/.500 with 20 homers and 32 steals in 501 plate appearances. The Rays have used Richie Palacios and Amed Rosario in a right field platoon with Lowe on the shelf. They’ve each hit well in the early going, but they’re both capable of bouncing around the diamond once Lowe is ready to return to the lineup.
- Justin Verlander has one final hurdle to clear before he’ll make his season debut. Astros manager Joe Espada told reporters that the three-time Cy Young winner will throw a bullpen session tomorrow (X link via Chandler Rome of the Athletic). If that goes according to plan, Verlander will be reinstated from the 15-day injured list for this weekend’s series in Washington. The 41-year-old is coming off a four-inning rehab stint with Double-A Corpus Christi, in which he threw 78 pitches.
No mentions at all today anywhere on the site that I’ve seen of Rafael Devers and Tyler o’neill both being placed in concussion protocol with Tyler needing 8 stitches after a collision in today’s game?
I guess maybe because there isn’t much for news, but, it’s still something
@GASoxFan: MLBTR is not a primary news source. Much of its content is derived from newspaper sites, which have coverage of the collision.
If that’s your standard then you would have to say that for better than 90% of the content on the site. The excuse ‘you could’ve read about it elsewhere’ doesn’t hold water for a resource that wants to be taken seriously, which, is why I doubt the staff here would try to make it.
They try to tout their resources and tools for use by the fantasy sports types (not my cup of tea personally) but when two of the more important position players on any one ball club go down on a single play, that in itself is newsworthy. Even more so when infield depth is already a big problem for the club.
I’d say the same thing if it happened in Oakland or to the chisox too. It’s either a pretty big oversight to neglect, or perhaps worse to willfully choose, to ignore it.
It will most likely be in here later today. Get over it.
They’re a news aggregator.
Well said, thank you.
News aggregator doesn’t explain why injuries that happened at lunchtime were ignored despite the news that ought to be ‘aggregated’ was out about 11 hours before this article was written, and, well BEFORE updates discussed here, such as, a relatively meaningless update from a single source on a rays player was included…
When you see something not up to par you take it to task, it’s how the world used to work
At least we do not turn to you for news. O’Neil cleared concussion protocol. So doesn’t look like you know as much as you think.
Slappy, time of posting, just like every news article or thread in general, always matters. The fact you don’t seem to get that is a thing makes you look like a moron. At the time my posts were made, this morning, he had NOT yet been announced as having cleared protocol without concussion symptoms. He also was held out of playing today.
But you do you. Congrats for going back about 11 or 12 hours later with updated information that didn’t exist at the time something was written and pretend you had it at the time before anyone else, including the team doctors.
Verlander is one of a kind, 2 seasons ago I am still amazed he threw 175 innings in 28 starts, IN TODAYS GAME AS A 39 YEAR OLD. I think he is the last true innings eater, either him or Roy Halladay.
@sad tormented: Verlander has pitched for a decade since Halladay retired. So have Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer, Clayton Kershaw, Jacob deGrom, and several others.
That makes it impossible for Halladay to have been the last of just about anything except the last pitcher to crash a plane and drown.
To be fair, halladay is the only to throw over 250 innings in 2 different seasons past the year 2000, JV is the only other guy mentioned here who threw 250
But those other people are todays inning eaters, routinely going over 200
Exactly my point about Halladay not being that recent.
I really do believe the Astros window has slammed shut. Tons of pitching injuries, core players aging or reaching free agency and the Hader and Abreu missteps are just another burden they must carry.
Anyone else think Verlander is done and just playing out the string for the cash?
Nope.
If he was playing out the string it would be in a hope to win 300, not for $$$
He’s got no shot at winning 300 games. He would have to pitch until he’s almost 50.
257 wins at age 40.
My bet is that he wins 25 over 2024-25 and because he is 18 away and likely the last guy to ever have a chance then he signs a 2 yr deal with some team (Tigers?) who hope to capitalize on the publicity of giving him the shot.
Does anyone else care or begrudge him money that isn’t coming out of their pockets?
Going through rehab because he wants money, not because he loves playing baseball. Yeah, that’s surely it.
My gal took in a feral cat a while back. Turns out it was a damned Tasmanian devil! Now we live with her folks. Lesson learned.
You can break the spell by having Tasmanian lasagna.
I did not know that. Thanks for the knowledge.
Let’s get this straight, as the course of the entire MLB season may pivot on it:
The cat/devil took over your home, and now you live with your gal’s folks?
What is the cat/devil’s favorite MLB team?
Tigers, last I checked.
Well, not good for Braxton Garrett. But even if he was 100% healthy, it wouldn’t matter. The Marlins bullpen would blow any lead he handed to them.