The Marlins introduced this afternoon that they’ve claimed right-hander Darren McCaughan off waivers from the Guardians and optioned him to Triple-A. Left-hander Ryan Weathers was transferred to the 60-day injured record in a corresponding transfer to make room for McCaughan on the 40-man roster.
McCaughan, 28, was a Twelfth-round choose by the Mariners again in 2017 and has pitched in components of three large league seasons since making his debut in Seattle again in 2021. He hasn’t discovered a lot success within the majors thus far with a 9.12 ERA and practically matching 9.02 FIP throughout 24 2/3 innings of labor within the large leagues, and his minor league numbers (together with a 5.25 profession ERA on the Triple-A degree) do little to encourage confidence within the righty’s skills both. Whereas a lot of these innings of labor have been pitched within the inflated offensive surroundings of the Pacific Coast League, McCaughan’s struggles continued with Cleveland’s Worldwide League affiliate as he posted a 5.06 ERA in 32 innings on the degree with the membership this 12 months.
The transfer really marks McCaughan’s second stint within the Marlins group. The righty was acquired by the membership in a money take care of the Mariners again in February and spent the early a part of the season with the membership’s Triple-A affiliate in Jacksonville earlier than the membership dealt him to Cleveland in a second money commerce in early Could. McCaughan even made an look on the large league degree with the Marlins throughout his temporary stint with the membership, permitting eight runs in 4 2/3 innings of labor in a single look for the membership. He’ll probably serve in an analogous depth position for the Marlins going ahead, performing an innings-eating spot starter or multi-inning reliever as obligatory.
As for Weathers, the southpaw has been on the injured record since early June attributable to a strained index finger. Supervisor Skip Schumaker instructed reporters (together with these at MLB.com) that Weathers’s placement on the 60-day IL wasn’t a setback, precisely, however that the lefty was nonetheless coping with swelling and figured to be one other 4 to 6 weeks away from a return to motion. That makes the transaction extra procedural than the rest, though the information is definitely nonetheless irritating for followers in Miami. In any case, Weathers has emerged as maybe the membership’s most dependable arm this 12 months earlier than taking place with damage, as MLBTR’s Darragh McDonald mentioned again in June. In 13 begins with the Marlins this 12 months, Weathers has posted a 3.55 ERA with a 3.93 FIP.
