McGraw (elbow) struck out a batter and allowed one hit and one walk over one inning in his debut Friday for Double-A Arkansas after being assigned to the affiliate Thursday following his activation from High-A Everett's 7-day injured list.
After opening the season on the shelf while recovering from an elbow issue, McGraw looked sharp during his rehab assignment, yielding just one run on eight hits and two walks while striking out five batters across eight innings over six appearances between the rookie-level Arizona Complex League and Single-A Inland Empire. The right-hander worked as a starter at Everett last season, but he'll bypass a return to High-A and looks set to continue his development out of the bullpen at Double-A.
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Mariners' Teddy McGraw: Elbow barking again
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McGraw is working his way back from right elbow issues, Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline reports.
McGraw's inability to stay healthy has defined his pro career thus far. Selected in the third round of the 2023 draft, McGraw has thrown just 37 innings in pro ball due to consistent elbow injuries -- he had Tommy John surgery in 2019 and internal brace in 2023.
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Mariners' Teddy McGraw: Debuts for High-A club
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McGraw (elbow) made his debut for High-A Everett on Sunday, striking out four and allowing no hits and one walk over three scoreless innings.
McGraw had resided on Single-A Modesto's 7-day injured list all season before being activated Saturday and moved up to Everett after he completed a month-long rehab assignment in the Arizona Complex League. The right-hander has looked sharp coming off his second career Tommy John surgery, turning in a 3.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 9:4 K:BB in nine innings in rookie ball before coming through with an excellent outing in his High-A debut. Given McGraw's injury history, the Mariners will likely be conservative with his workload in 2025, and he could eventually move to a relief role if the organization wants to accelerate his arrival to the big leagues.
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Mariners' Teddy McGraw: Shelved at Single-A
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Single-A Modesto placed McGraw on the 7-day injured list with an elbow injury, Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline reports.
McGraw has already had two Tommy John surgeries and is moving to the bullpen this year in an effort to get him to the major leagues without much delay, but he's going to miss at least the first month of the season. McGraw's innings will need to be managed carefully once he returns, but he will be promoted aggressively through the system if he can stay healthy.
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Mariners' Teddy McGraw: Moving to bullpen
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McGraw (elbow) will move to the bullpen this year, MLB Pipeline reports.
McGraw has already had two Tommy John surgeries and more elbow trouble has limited him to just 8.2 professional innings -- all coming in August of 2024. Per the Pipeline scouting report, McGraw has avoided surgery this time around and there is "cautious optimism" about him getting his career going with a move to the bullpen. McGraw has electric stuff, so he could be a late-inning weapon if he can put his arm trouble behind him.
