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Cole Wilcox exits with injury in seventh inning

Cole Wilcox

SEA Relief Pitcher #43

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Cole Wilcox was pulled from Thursday’s appearance against the Tigers in the seventh inning due to an apparent injury.

Wilcox delivered a pitch to Cole Keith in the seventh and immediately knew that something wasn’t right, prompting a visit from the training staff and his eventual removal. He appeared to be grabbing at his left side as he was walking off, making it seem like it could be an oblique issue. Expect the Mariners to provide an update on his status after the game.

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SEA Relief Pitcher #43

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Mariners placed RHP Cole Wilcox on the 15-day injured list with a left oblique strain.

Wilcox suffered the injury during Thursday’s outing against the Tigers. No word yet on how long he’ll be shelved for. Nick Davila was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma to take his place in the M’s bullpen.
Cole Wilcox

SEA Relief Pitcher #43

Cole Wilcox was removed from Thursday’s game against the Tigers due to left oblique tightness.

Wilcox suffered the injury and was pulled in the middle of an at-bat during the seventh inning. Oblique issues are notoriously tricky, so don’t be surprised if it winds up requiring Wilcox to spend a couple of weeks on the injured list.
Cole Wilcox

SEA Relief Pitcher #43

Mariners recalled RHP Cole Wilcox from Triple-A Tacoma.

Wilcox returns to Seattle’s bullpen mix prior to Tuesday’s game against the Angels after spending nearly two months back in the minors. The 26-year-old has compiled a serviceable 5.40 ERA and 15/12 K/BB ratio across 13 1/3 innings over 11 appearances in the big leagues this season.
Cole Wilcox

SEA Relief Pitcher #43

Mariners optioned RHP Cole Wilcox to Triple-A Tacoma.

Wilcox heads back to the minors after posting a pedestrian 5.40 ERA and 15/12 K/BB ratio across 13 1/3 innings over 11 appearances this season.
Cole Wilcox

SEA Starting Pitcher #43

Mariners recalled RHP Cole Wilcox from Triple-A Tacoma.

He’ll take over for Carlos Vargas in a bullpen role for the Mariners. Wilcox was acquired from the Rays in November and had a 4.32 ERA in spring training work with Seattle, striking out 11 in 8 1/3 innings pitched. He’ll likely work in low-leverage situations for the time being.
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Mariners optioned C Jhonny Pereda, RHP Cole Wilcox and RHP Yosver Zulueta to Triple-A Tacoma; reassigned INF/OF Connor Joe and INF Brock Rodden to minor league camp.

Pereda will provide some depth behind the plate in Tacoma. Joe performed admirably this spring, and if he doesn’t report to Triple-A, there could be interest in his bat on the open market.
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SEA Relief Pitcher #73

Mariners acquired RHP Cole Wilcox from the Rays for cash considerations.

Wilcox was the last of the four players from the Blake Snell trade with the Padres still with the Rays. He made just one major league appearance for the team, giving up seven runs — three earned — in one inning in September. In Triple-A, he showed improved velocity, averaging 95.8 mph with his fastball, and had a 3.70 ERA and a 63/27 K/BB in 58 1/3 innings. He’ll be a long shot to claim a bullpen spot out of spring training.
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Rays designated RHP Alex Faedo, RHP Garrett Acton, RHP Caleb Boushley, RHP Joey Gerber, RHP Cole Wilcox and OF Stuart Fairchild for assignment.

You’d be excused for not knowing any of these players were even on Tampa Bay’s 40-man roster; the five pitchers combined to throw 6 1/3 innings for the Rays last season and Fairchild was hurt one day after being acquired from the Braves in July. Faedo, who was acquired from the Tigers in February, ended up missing the entire season with shoulder problems after a rehab assignment in July went badly.
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TB Relief Pitcher #73

Rays optioned RHP Cole Wilcox to Triple-A Durham.

Wilcox heads back to the minors after being torched for seven runs — three earned — over one inning of work on Friday against the Red Sox in his big-league debut.
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Rays recalled RHP Cole Wilcox from Triple-A Durham.

Fun story about Wilcox is that he is the last player remaining on Tampa Bay from the trade that sent Blake Snell to the Padres. Luis Patiño, Blake Hunt, and Francisco Mejía are all off the team, with none of them having a major impact. Wilcox shifted into a bullpen role this season and has a 3.71 ERA and 57/24 K/BB ratio in 51 innings for Triple-A Durham.

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The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Gordon Wittenmyer reports Eugenio Suárez and TJ Friedl cleared waivers and will remain with the Reds.

Suárez being claimed by the Diamondbacks or Mariners would have made for a fun story, but instead he’ll finish out the regular season with the Reds. Neither club was willing to pick up approximately $3 million in salary for the 35-year-old slugger.
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Gordon Graceffo will open for the Cardinals on Thursday.

It’ll be a bullpen game. Newly-called up Cade Winquest may have the best chance for a bulk role, but that’s not exactly an endorsement of chasing a win with him.
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JJ Wetherholt is not in St. Louis’ starting lineup against the Orioles on Thursday.

He’ll get a rest day, with José Fermín shifting to shortstop and recently-activated Ramón Urías at second base against LHP Trevor Rogers.
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Abimelec Ortiz is not in Washington’s starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Rockies.

Terribly unfortunate to miss a start against RHP Gabriel Hughes, who is 0-5 with a 6.54 ERA. Andrés Chaparro will draw the assignment instead. It’s the first day off for Ortiz in the last six.
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COL Catcher #15
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Hunter Goodman and Mickey Moniak aren’t in Colorado’s starting lineup against the Nationals on Thursday.

Both will miss a chance to face RHP Jake Irvin. Zac Veen and Brett Sullivan will get the call. This is likely just a normal rest day for Goodman as a catcher in a day-game-after-a-night-game situation.
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White Sox recalled RHP Tyler Davis from Triple-A Charlotte.

He’ll be tasked with throwing three innings in some game in the next week, then likely optioned down again.
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White Sox optioned RHP Jonathan Cannon to Triple-A Charlotte.

That’s what you get for throwing a 66-pitch, three-inning save yesterday. Cannon will be back when his arm is fresher.
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White Sox optioned RF Rikuu Nishida to Triple-A Charlotte.

He lasted two days on the roster this time and didn’t appear in a game. The 25-year-old is hitting .293/.423/.333 for the Knights in the International League with 22 stolen bases.
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James Wood (oblique) was doing baserunning work on the field on Thursday.

Wood landed on the injured list on August 4th with what the team had called a mild oblique strain. However, his recovery progress has been slow, and it’s unclear if he has even begun swinging a bat. Seeing him run on the field is certainly nice, but until we see him hitting and beginning to hit high velocity, we shouldn’t expect an imminent return.
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Cardinals selected the contract of RHP Cade Winquest from Triple-A Memphis

The 26-year-old was selected in the Rule 5 draft by the Yankees but returned to the Cardinals in April. This season, he has moved to the bullpen full time and has a 4.54 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, and 57/14 K/BB ratio in 39 2/3 innings at Triple-A. He will make his MLB debut if/when he gets into a game.
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