MLB Player News

The Astros transferred Garcia (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Garcia isn't expected to return to the Astros until midseason after undergoing Tommy John surgery last May, so his move to the 60-day IL doesn't affect his timeline. He will temporarily give up his spot on the 40-man roster to make room for Cooper Hummel, who was claimed off waivers from the Giants in a corresponding move. Per MLB.com, manager Joe Espada said that Garcia was able to take a major step forward in his recovery from Tommy John surgery Monday, when he threw a 15-pitch bullpen session. Garcia will likely increase the volume and intensity of his side sessions over the next few weeks before advancing to facing hitters in live batting practice.

Costeiu (elbow) is on the injured list at High-A Tri-City, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports.

He had Tommy John surgery in July of 2022 but still isn't ready for game action. Given that he is 20 months removed from the surgery, Costeiu should be ready soon unless he's experienced a setback. The 23-year-old righty had a 3.42 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 81 strikeouts in 68.1 innings at High-A in 2022.

Garrett (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Garrett was scheduled for a three-inning simulated game earlier this week, which evidently must have gone off without a hitch. He'll next throw four innings with Jacksonville and seems likely to require at least one additional rehab start before rejoining the Miami rotation. The left-hander has been working his way back from a left shoulder impingement.

McDonald is on the injured list at Double-A Richmond with a groin injury, Jim Callis of MLB.com reports.

McDonald is a nice sleeper prospect for dynasty leagues, as he has excellent control and could potentially get to pitch half his games in the pitcher-friendly park in San Francisco. In his age-22 season, McDonald logged a 1.33 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 51 strikeouts in 47.1 innings across 14 appearances in the lower levels of the minors. He averaged 94 mph with his two-seam fastball last year (touching 98 mph) and had a groundball rate north of 70 percent. McDonald also sports a plus curveball, while mixing in a four-seamer and a slider.

Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix announced Thursday that Perez (elbow) will undergo Tommy John surgery Monday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Perez was diagnosed with mild inflammation in his right elbow late in spring training and opened the season on the shelf, but he was never shut down from throwing and looked to be tracking toward making his season debut sometime in April. However, after experiencing elbow tightness following a bullpen session Tuesday, Perez met with Dr. Keith Meister, who recommended that the season-ending procedure. Even if no further damage is detected beyond a torn UCL once surgery is performed Monday, the 20-year-old is still likely facing a 14-to-16-month recovery timetable, meaning that he'll be out for a significant portion of the 2025 season as well. The injury is an unfortunate setback for the budding young ace, who disclosed in spring training that he had no history of elbow issues before the inflammation cropped up. He'll join Sandy Alcantara (elbow) among Marlins starters who are out for the season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, but Miami should soon get some reinforcement to its rotation with both Edward Cabrera (shoulder) and Braxton Garrett (shoulder) having recently pitched in rehab games.

Floyd is on the 60-day injured list with the Reds' Arizona Complex League affiliate due to elbow discomfort, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports.

Floyd is expected to get on the mound this year, per Mayo, but the Reds wanted to give him time to fully heal and build back up in Arizona before competitive action. This is still a pretty scary injury designation for a pitcher who hasn't debuted since the Reds selected him out of LSU with the 38th pick in last year's draft.

Gray (hamstring) threw 54 pitches over his three-inning simulated game Wednesday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Gray relayed Thursday that he felt good coming out of the sim game and feels ready to rejoin the big-league rotation, but the Cardinals' coaching and medical staffs likely prefer for him to make a rehab start at Triple-A Memphis or Double-A Springfield before clearing him for his St. Louis debut. According to Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat, Gray is scheduled to meet with the Cardinals' brain trust later Thursday before a determination is made on his next step. Assuming he heads to an affiliate for a start early next week, Gray would likely be capped around 70-to-75 pitches.

McCullough had offseason knee surgery but should be ready for game action with High-A South Bend sometime in May, Jim Callis of MLB.com reports.

The 23-year-old righty logged a 4.25 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 34 strikeouts in 36 innings across nine starts at High-A last season. McCullough's low-90s fastball plays up due to excellent movement, but he's still searching for a reliable secondary offering.

Butto will be called up from Triple-A Syracuse to start the second game of Thursday's doubleheader versus the Tigers, Laura Albanese of Newsday reports.

He will be added to the roster as the 27th man for the doubleheader once the matinee concludes. Butto nearly won a rotation spot with a strong spring, allowing just one earned run in 10 innings. He permitted two earned runs over five innings in his first start with Triple-A Syracuse.

Tredwell is building up in extended spring training and will make his pro debut for Single-A Fayetteville once he's ready, Jim Callis of MLB.com reports.

Callis doesn't note any injury for Tredwell, but he presumably was slowed by something early in camp. The 21-year-old righty was selected out of UCLA in the second round of last year's draft.