Astronaut placed right-handed Louis Garcia According to Chandler Rome of competitive sports, the list of 15-day injuries caused by discomfort in the right elbow. Correct Nick Hernandez Have been recalled as a corresponding action.
At this point, it is not clear how serious this elbow problem is, but it is an ominous development. Garcia has just returned from over two years in connection with the elbow. He underwent surgery by Tommy John in 2023. He tried to return to the mound in 2024, but suffered repeated setbacks and eventually lost the entire season. In 2025, he was in Illinois until a week ago.
Garcia faced the Angels on September 1, his first major league game since May 2023. It’s all good because he allowed three points in six innings. He started the second time yesterday with the Blue Jays, but his speed dropped significantly. He averaged 91.4 miles per hour against the Angels. He was in the 93-94 mph range early in his career, but not necessarily a flag. The pitcher sometimes returns before returning to 100% of his strength, while Garcia says his belief is that the speed will be higher. Instead, his fastball Velo dropped to 90.2 mph, beating Toronto. In the second inning, he summoned the trainees to the mound and quickly removed them from the game.
Time will tell whether this is another small setback or a more serious thing. The fact that Astronauts quickly put him on the IL is not very good in the short term. Even the minimum quest will extend to the last few days of the regular season. Absent from three weeks or more will enter October. While the club may release more information at some point, his season is likely to be completed.
Obviously, more extreme results will be terrible. At this point, another major elbow surgery will put his 2026 season in danger. He has lost most of the 2023-2025 season. Another long surgical recovery will give him four years, either completely or partially lost each season.
In the 2021 and 2022 seasons, Garcia threw 312 innings with 312 2/3 innings, with an average running rate of 3.60, strikeout rate of 25.4%, and a walking rate of 7.6%. He also played seven playoffs in that time, helping the club win the 2022 World Series. Since then, as mentioned, he has barely been on the mound.
Absent weakened his ability to earn. He is first eligible for arbitration in 2024 and earned 1.875mm in that year. After missing the entire campaign, he agreed to the same salary in 2025. Next year will be his final year in free agency. Given his very limited workload this year, he should be earning the same salary effectively again in 2026. If they think they can be healthy, that’s almost above the league’s minimum, while Houston’s prices are high. Although he will become an obvious non-standby candidate if he stays for another long time.
For astronauts, this adds their injury pile to perform stretching exercises. They’ve lost their way Ronel Blanco,,,,, Haydn Wesniski and Brandon Walter Perform end-of-season surgery. Spencer Arrighetti Illinois State University due to inflammation of the elbow and made a second opinion. In the bullpen, Josh Hard,,,,, John Rooney,,,,, Kaleb Ort and Bennett Sousa All in Illinois. Location participant group does not have Isaac Paredes There are others.
Despite all the damage, the Astronauts are still in a narrow position to lead. Still sitting at the top of the American League in the U.S. West, the Mariners have only one game and the Rangers are only 2.5 games behind. The Astronauts still have great shots in the playoffs, but each new injury makes sticking out more challenging.
Their rotation now includes Brown Hunter,,,,, Framber Valdez,,,,, Jason Alexander and Christian Javier. They have Lance McCullers Jr. and JP France In the bullpen, one of them can be placed in a rotation, although neither of these years is a good year. Colton Gordon It is in a 40-man lineup, but was selected only four days ago. He will have to wait 15 days before recalling him unless he directly replaces the player in Illinois. Non-drive options in Triple-A include Miguel Ullola,,,,, Ethan Pecko and Jose Fleury.
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