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Ferrell has left the club and will head to Houston to visit with team doctors. At one point the right-hander was considered among the best relief prospects in baseball, but he’s struggled to stay healthy for both the Astros and briefly the Marlins. More information on Ferrell’s status should come out after the visit in Houston.

Ferrell was selected in December’s Rule 5 Draft, but he’s been out all year with biceps and lat injuries The Astros have outrighted Ferrell off their 40-man roster and assigned him to Double-A Corpus Christi.

The Rule 5 pick will be available for another team to claim but if he passes through will be returned to the Astros. Ferrell has been out all season with biceps and lat injuries.

Ferrell was pulled off his rehab assignment a couple weeks ago with a sore right lat. The Rule 5 pick went on the injured list prior to Opening Day with biceps tendinitis.

Ferrell has been out all season because of biceps tendinitis, and now he’s dealing with another upper-arm injury. There is no timetable for when the Rule 5 Draft pick might be able to pitch for the Marlins.

Ferrell just finished up a short stay at Double-A Jacksonville, during which he threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings across two relief appearances. The 25-year-old Rule 5 Draft pick should be an option for the Marlins’ bullpen around the end of May or the early part of June.

The plan is for him to pitch an inning Thursday night. Ferrell has been on the shelf with biceps tendinitis since late March and won’t be eligible to come off the injured list until the end of the month.

Ferrell tossed 1 2/3 innings in an extended spring training game on Monday and came out of it feeling strong. The 25-year-old right-hander was selected away from the Astros in the Rule 5 Draft in December and will have to be added to the Marlins’ active roster at some point. He’s been on the injured list since March 28 with right biceps tendinitis.

The Rule 5 pick has been out all season with biceps tendinitis. The Marlins will bring him along slowly.

It’s just an amazing coincidence that so many Rule 5 picks get hurt during the final week of spring training. Ferrell, who was plucked from the Astros organization in December, will spend some time rehabbing in the minors before getting introduced to the majors for the first time.