The Marlins plan to welcome Eury Pérez again from the injured checklist for subsequent week’s sequence in opposition to the Pirates, writes Christina De Nicola of MLB.com. The 6’8″ righty can be making his first MLB look since his 2023 rookie season. Pérez underwent Tommy John surgical procedure final April and is now 14 months faraway from the process. Miami has a full 40-man roster and might want to make a corresponding transfer as soon as he’s formally reinstated.
Pérez was the game’s high pitching prospect when the Marlins referred to as him up in Might ’23. He arrived within the majors at age 20 armed with an upper-90s fastball that led a robust four-pitch combine. His superior command was equally spectacular, as most younger pitchers who’re wherever near his top wrestle to repeat their mechanics. Most evaluators projected him as a future top-of-the-rotation starter.
His first take a look at MLB hitters strengthened that optimism. Pérez managed a 3.15 earned run common over 19 begins. He punched out almost 29% of opponents in opposition to a serviceable 8.3% stroll fee whereas sitting within the 97-98 MPH vary together with his fastball. He completed seventh in NL Rookie of the 12 months balloting and would probably have positioned increased had the Marlins not optioned him for a month midseason as a test on his innings. The elbow harm arose throughout the next Spring Coaching and value him all of final 12 months.
Pérez returned to recreation motion in late April, starting a rehab project at Low-A Jupiter. He made 5 abbreviated appearances there earlier than leaping to Triple-A Jacksonville two weeks in the past. He made three extra begins, constructing to 82 pitches throughout 4 1/3 innings tonight. He completed his Triple-A run with a 2.13 ERA and 15 strikeouts throughout 12 1/3 frames. His fastball averaged 97.8 MPH.
It’s not all positives for the Miami rotation, nonetheless. Max Meyer landed on the 15-day IL with a left hip impingement earlier than tonight’s loss to the Rockies. Supervisor Clayton McCullough advised reporters (together with Craig Mish of SportsGrid) that the problem has bothered Meyer for a couple of begins. The previous third total decide has struggled of late, permitting at the very least 4 runs in six of his previous seven appearances. He had carried a 3.18 ERA with a superb 33.1% strikeout fee into Might however has surrendered greater than six earned runs per 9 since then. Meyer’s strikeout fee has fallen under 15% in that stretch, throughout which opponents are hitting .321.
Sandy Alcantara took the ball tonight, whereas Cal Quantrill will oppose his former group within the sequence finale in opposition to Colorado. Miami is off Thursday. Edward Cabrera, Ryan Weathers and Alcantara are lined up for his or her weekend set in Tampa Bay. Pérez may return on Monday or comply with Quantrill and take the ball on Tuesday if the Marlins need to give him an additional day of relaxation after tonight’s rehab look.
