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• Sixto Sanchez: Gets opportunity in Mexico

  02/26/2025 • By RotoWire

  Sanchez signed a one-year contract with Mexican League club Rieleros de Aguascalientes on Wednesday. He's still just 25 years old and was once one of the top pitching prospects in baseball, but Sanchez attracted little interest upon becoming a free agent in November, when the Marlins outrighted him off the 40-man roster following a six-year stint in the organization. Sanchez's career has been sidetracked by shoulder problems, as he missed nearly all of the 2021, 2022 and 2023 campaigns while rebounding from a pair of surgeries. He was healthy heading into last spring and secured a spot on the Marlins' Opening Day roster, but Sanchez was a shell of his former self, as he turned in a 6.06 ERA and 1.60 WHIP in 35.2 innings for the big club before getting shut down in June due to shoulder inflammation and finishing the season on the injured list. He'll get the chance to work as a starter in Mexico, but unless he can regain some semblance of his pre-surgery command and velocity, Sanchez may not resurface in the big leagues again.

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• Sixto Sanchez: Elects free agency

  11/04/2024 • By RotoWire

  Sanchez elected free agency Monday, Isaac Azout of FishOnFirst.com reports. The Marlins outrighted him to Triple-A Jacksonville, but Sanchez has declined that assignment and will hit the free-agent market. Sanchez returned to the majors in 2024 for the first time since years of shoulder trouble, but he posted a 6.06 ERA and ended the season back on the injured list with more shoulder issues. It's not clear what his current health status is.

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• Marlins' Sixto Sanchez: Facing hitters again

  09/17/2024 • By RotoWire

  Sanchez (shoulder) threw a 20-pitch live batting practice session last Friday, MLB.com reports. Sanchez has thrown multiple live sessions since landing on the injured list June 2 with right shoulder inflammation, but given his long history of shoulder-related problems, the Marlins don't seem to be preparing him for a return in 2024. The right-hander should at least continue his throwing progression over the final two weeks of the season, setting him up for a relatively normal offseason. Sanchez posted a 6.06 ERA and 1.60 WHIP over 35.2 innings across 14 appearances (seven starts) before being deactivated.

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• Marlins' Sixto Sanchez: Tosses 15-pitch bullpen

  08/23/2024 • By RotoWire

  Sanchez (shoulder) threw a 15-pitch bullpen session Friday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports. Sanchez has been throwing bullpens since the end of June but the Marlins have been taking it slowly with the 25-year-old as he recovers from right shoulder inflammation. Considering he's not anywhere near being stretched out to a starter's workload, the Marlins could plan to use Sanchez out of the bullpen once he's activated.

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• Marlins' Sixto Sanchez: Building up through side sessions

  08/05/2024 • By RotoWire

  The Marlins announced Monday that Sanchez (shoulder) continues to increase the intensity of his throwing during bullpen sessions, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports. Sanchez remains at the Marlins' spring training facility in Jupiter, Fla. as he completes his recovery from right shoulder inflammation, which forced him to the injured list June 2. He's been throwing bullpen sessions for more than a month now, but given Sanchez's long history of shoulder problems, the Marlins are understandably proceeding cautiously with him before clearing him to face hitters. Sanchez still has a chance to make it back from the IL before the end of August, but he may not have sufficient time to get ramped back up for a starting role.

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