{"id":728417,"date":"2026-06-10T22:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T22:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/728417\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T22:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T22:18:08","slug":"mariners-place-matt-brash-on-il-with-lat-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/728417\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners Place Matt Brash On IL With Lat Strain"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mariners announced a series of roster moves today. Infielder\/outfielder Miles Mastrobuoni<\/a> has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list and right-hander Domingo Gonz\u00e1lez<\/a> has been recalled from Triple-A Tacoma. In corresponding active roster moves, infielder Ryan Bliss<\/a> has been optioned to Tacoma while right-hander Matt Brash<\/a> has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a lat strain, retroactive to June 9th. To open a 40-man spot for Mastrobuoni, righty Yosver Zulueta<\/a> has been designated for assignment.<\/p>\n

This is the second time this year that Brash has landed on the IL because of his lat. Inflammation in that muscle put him out of action for roughly the first three weeks of May. He came back for a few weeks but has evidently strained the muscle this time. The M\u2019s haven\u2019t yet provided any updates about his expected absence but it seems fair to expect an even longer absence than when he was just dealing with inflammation.<\/p>\n

For however long he\u2019s out, it\u2019s an unfortunate blow for the Seattle bullpen. He has been a key setup arm for them throughout his career, with a 3.06 earned run average in 185 1\/3 innings. That includes an ERA of 0.54 ERA in 16 2\/3 innings around his injuries this year. He wasn\u2019t going to maintain that kind of run prevention all year but his longer track record shows what he is capable of.<\/p>\n

Seattle is working with a short bullpen since they are running a six-man rotation right now, leaving them with just seven relievers while most other clubs have eight. The one upside of Brash\u2019s injury is that it allows the M\u2019s to bring up a fresh arm at a time when the relief group is fairly taxed. Andr\u00e9s Mu\u00f1oz<\/a>, Jose A. Ferrer<\/a>, Eduard Bazardo<\/a> and Gabe Speier<\/a> have all pitched in two of the past three days.<\/p>\n

Zulueta, 28, has never pitched for the Mariners in the big leagues. He was acquired from the Reds in January and has been on optional assignment this year. He has thrown 20 1\/3 Triple-A innings with a 5.75 ERA. That has come in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League but Zulueta hasn\u2019t helped himself by walking 16.3% of batters faced. His 21.4% strikeout rate isn\u2019t awful and his 56.9% ground ball rate is quite good but that poor control is hard to work around in any setting.<\/p>\n

That has generally been the issue with Zulueta throughout his career. He has big stuff, with his fastballs both averaging in the upper 90s, but he hasn\u2019t been able to harness it. He now has 203 1\/3 Triple-A innings under his belt with a 3.94 ERA and 26.9% strikeout rate but a big 14.3% walk rate. He has only walked 10.9% of batters faced in the majors but in a much smaller sample of 23 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

He is now in DFA limbo, which can last as long as a week. The waiver process takes 48 hours, so the Mariners could take as long as five days to explore trade interest, but they could also put him on waivers sooner than that. He can still be optioned for the remainder of this year, so perhaps some club with an open roster spot will be intrigued enough to stash him and hope he reins things in a bit more.<\/p>\n

He has never been outrighted in his career and has less than three years of service time, meaning he does not have the right to reject an outright assignment. If he is passed through waivers unclaimed in the coming days, the Mariners could keep him as non-roster depth.<\/p>\n

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