The Marlins introduced that infielder Xavier Edwards has been reinstated from the 60-day injured checklist and optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville. To open up a spot for him on the 40-man roster, right-hander Eli Villalobos has been designated for task.
Edwards, 24, battled a foot an infection throughout Spring Coaching and commenced the season on the injured checklist. He has been enjoying in rehab video games for over every week now and is wholesome sufficient to be activated, although he solely performed seven video games on his rehab so the membership will hold him on non-obligatory task for normal enjoying time in Jacksonville. Although he received’t be becoming a member of the energetic roster, the Fish wanted to make a corresponding 40-man transfer since Edwards was on the 60-day injured checklist, which is able to nudge Villalobos off his spot.
The proper-handed Villalobos is a few month away from his twenty seventh birthday. The Marlins claimed him off waivers from the Pirates final June however then handed him by waivers a few week later. He received his 40-man roster spot again earlier this month and was in a position to make his main league debut. He made three appearances for the Marlins, permitting one earned run in 4 1/3 innings, earlier than being optioned again to Jacksonville about two weeks in the past.
Along with that small pattern of massive league motion, Villalobos has additionally thrown 18 innings over 13 Triple-A appearances this 12 months with a 4.50 earned run common. He has struck out 26.5% of batters confronted at that stage and stored 44.7% of batted balls on the bottom, however he’s additionally walked 13.3% of hitters which have stepped to the plate.
That has typically been the recipe for Villalobos. Relationship again to the beginning of 2021, he has tossed 196 innings within the minors with a 3.72 ERA. His 29.4% strikeout charge in that stretch is sort of sturdy however he’s additionally given free passes at a 12.2% charge.
The Marlins could have every week to commerce Villalobos or go him by waivers. He can nonetheless be optioned for the remainder of this 12 months and one extra season, which may maybe give him attraction for a membership that’s intrigued by the strikeouts and keen to attend to see if the management improves. If Villalobos have been to go by waivers unclaimed, he would have the precise to elect free company by advantage of his earlier outright.