MINNEAPOLIS (AP) 鈥� The Florida Marlins placed left-handed pitcher Robby Snelling on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday, one day after an MRI revealed the team鈥檚 No. 2 pitching prospect has a sprained UCL in his left elbow.
Snelling, who with five solid innings in a loss to the Nationals, was scheduled to start Thursday’s series finale against the Twins at Target Field, but he reported discomfort in his left elbow after a bullpen session. Instead, RHP Braxton Garrett has joined the team in Minneapolis and is expected to be activated for Thursday’s game.
Miami acquired the 22-year-old Snelling from San Diego for reliever Tanner Scott . He was ranked the Marlins’ second-rated pitching prospect before the club promoted him from Triple-A Jacksonville last week.
鈥淩obby was certainly disappointed,鈥� Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said. 鈥淵ou know, you work your entire life for the opportunity to become a major league player, and you come up, and you make your major league debut, and then for something to pop up like this very shortly after, it鈥檚 disappointing.鈥�
The Marlins filled Snelling’s roster spot by activating RHP Pete Fairbanks from the 15-day IL. The veteran closer had been out of the lineup since April 27 with nerve irritation in his right hand.
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