Marlins release Turnbow and his exploding toe

Last week Derrick Turnbow’s big toe “exploded” into “a bloody mess” before he took the mound, yet he still threw a bullpen session moments later because ... well, that’s what you do when you’re trying to salvage your career on a minor-league contract. Unfortunately his comeback attempt hit another snag yesterday when Turnbow’s shoulder began hurting more than usual and this morning the Marlins released the 32-year-old former All-Star. “More than likely I’ll try to have surgery and get it fixed,” Turnbow told Joe Frisaro of MLB.com. “Unless it is something that is just going to take forever to come back.” Turnbow hasn’t been healthy and effective since saving 39 games with a 1.74 ERA for the Brewers as a 27-year-old in 2005, so he can probably take his sweet time coming back. He barely pitched in 2008, was out of the majors completely last season, and has the worst career walk rate among all active pitchers. If this isn’t the end of the line, he can probably see it from where he’s standing (or sitting, if that exploding toe is still an issue).