The Marlins have positioned Ryan Weathers on the 15-day injured checklist attributable to a pressure in his left index finger. Proper-hander Roddery Munoz has been known as up from Triple-A and can begin immediately’s recreation in opposition to the Guardians.
An IL journey appeared imminent after Climate made an early exit from his begin in final evening’s recreation, because the left-hander lasted into solely the third inning on 40 pitches earlier than departing. As supervisor Skip Schumaker instructed MLB.com and different media, Weathers “simply stated he couldn’t really feel the ball anymore together with his left index finger, so as soon as I heard that, that was sufficient.” Some extra particulars on Weathers’ standing and a attainable restoration timeline might be out there when Schumaker meets with reporters earlier immediately, although a scarcity of feeling within the finger would possibly trace at some sort of nerve concern.
It was simply two days in the past that MLBTR’s Darragh McDonald profiled Weathers’ robust begin to the season, highlighting how the previous high prospect has loved a breakout in his fourth MLB marketing campaign. Even with Friday’s abbreviated begin on his file, Weathers nonetheless has a 3.55 ERA and a very good 51.5% grounder charge over 71 innings and 13 begins for Miami this yr. A .272 BABIP has helped restrict the injury since Weathers permits a variety of arduous contact, but his 6.7% stroll charge is above the league common — a significant enchancment given how management issues plagued the southpaw earlier in his MLB profession.
Past simply the stable outcomes, Weathers’ best asset has in all probability been merely his availability, however he has now fallen prey to the damage bug that has ravaged the Marlins’ rotation. Each member of Miami’s beginning 5 has now been on the IL or is presently on the IL, as Weathers joins Eury Perez and Sandy Alcantara (each gone for the season attributable to Tommy John surgical procedures), Edward Cabrera (10-day IL attributable to shoulder impingement) and Sixto Sanchez (on the 10-day shoulder irritation).
Munoz’s promotion was already within the works for immediately, as he was stepping in for Sanchez’s spot within the rotation. An off-day on Monday will give the Marlins a little bit of time to reset, however now yet one more depth arm will probably be wanted to fit in behind Jesus Luzardo, Trevor Rogers, Braxton Garrett, and Munoz. The recently-acquired Shaun Anderson might be likeliest to be the subsequent man up, and whereas he has loads of beginning expertise within the minors, Anderson’s final large league begin got here in 2019. Max Meyer excelled in his temporary time on the MLB roster earlier this season, however because the Marlins are attempting to handle Meyer’s innings and aren’t attempting to win in 2024 anyway, the group isn’t prone to disrupt their plan for Meyer’s improvement until circumstances get actually dire with the rotation.
