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| May 6 2024 | Murfee (elbow) was recently cleared to resume throwing off the slope of a mound, MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Murfee is on the mend from July 5, 2023 surgery to repair a torn UCL in his right elbow. The right-hander should soon begin throwing off the top of the mound while gradually ratcheting up the volume and intensity of his bullpen sessions. After that, Murfee will face live hitters in batting practice before eventually heading out on what will likely be an extended minor-league rehab assignment. The reliever is unlikely to be ready to return from the 60-day injured list until late in the season. |
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| Apr 4 2024 | The Astros transferred Murfee (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Murfee won't be able to pitch for the Astros until the final stages of the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in July. His spot on the 40-man roster will be given to Miguel Diaz, who was claimed off waivers from Detroit in a corresponding move. |
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| Mar 28 2024 | The Astros placed Murfee (elbow) on the 15-day injured list Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Murfree, whom Houston claimed off waivers from Atlanta earlier this week, isn't expected to be ready to pitch in games until late in the 2024 season -- if at all -- while he completes his recovery from the Tommy John surgery he underwent last July. |
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| Mar 27 2024 | The Astros claimed Murfee (elbow) off waivers from Atlanta on Wednesday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Houston placed Kendall Graveman (shoulder) on the 60-day injured list to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Murfee, who will most likely join Graveman on the 60-day IL the next time the Astros need to open up roster room. Murfee, who signed a one-year deal with Atlanta before being cut earlier in the week, isn't expected to be available to pitch until the second half of the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery last July. |
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| Mar 25 2024 | Atlanta released Murfee (elbow) on Monday, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Murfee had been occupying a spot on the 40-man roster after he inked a one-year split contract with Atlanta in November, but he appeared to be a candidate to begin the season on the 60-day injured list while he completed his recovery from the Tommy John surgery he underwent last July. However, based on Atlanta's decision to release him, Murfee may have hit a snag in his rehab program that put him off target for a second-half return. Whatever the case, Murfee will now look to catch on elsewhere, though he's still not expected to be relied upon as a major contributor to any team's bullpen until 2025. |
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| Nov 29 2023 | Murfee (elbow) signed a one-year, non-guaranteed split contract with Atlanta on Wednesday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: After being claimed off waivers by Atlanta on Nov. 14 and non-tendered by the team three days later, Murfee will officially remain with Atlanta for the 2024 campaign. Murfee holds a 2.70 ERA and 0.97 WHIP in his career across 83.1 big-league innings, though a surgery in June to repair a torn UCL puts him at risk of missing the vast majority of the season. |
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| Nov 14 2023 | Atlanta claimed Murfee (elbow) off waivers from the Mets on Tuesday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The Mets claimed Murfee off waivers from the Mariners in late October, but he's now moving on to a different organization in the NL East. The 29-year-old reliever underwent surgery this past July to repair the UCL in his right elbow and is expected to miss the first half of the 2024 campaign. |
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| Oct 31 2023 | The Mets claimed Murfee (elbow) off waivers from the Mariners on Tuesday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Murfee required surgery in July to repair the UCL in his right elbow and will likely miss at least the first half of the 2024 season. When healthy, the 29-year-old reliever has compiled an impressive 2.70 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 92:28 K:BB across 83.1 career major-league innings. |
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| Jul 5 2023 | The Mariners transferred Murfee (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Murfee's move to the 60-day IL was merely procedural, as Seattle general manager confirmed last week that the right-hander would require season-ending surgery to repair a torn UCL in his elbow. Seattle selected the contract of lefty Tommy Milone from Triple-A Tacoma to take Murfee's spot on the 40-man roster. Murfee closes the 2023 campaign with a 1.29 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 16:10 K:BB over 14 innings to go with one win and one hold. |
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| Jun 27 2023 | Mariners general manager Justin Hollander announced Tuesday that Murfee needs season-ending UCL surgery, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Murfee has battled elbow problems for much of the year and can now be ruled out until sometime in 2024. If it's Tommy John surgery, that timeline would shift to late-2024. This is a big blow for the Mariners, as the 29-year-old reliever boasts a 2.70 ERA with 92 strikeouts in 83.1 innings since he debuted last season. |
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| Jun 14 2023 | Murfee will receive a second opinion on his ailing right elbow and is expected to be out for an extended period, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Murfee's ulnar collateral ligament will be checked out in addition to some nerve issues in his elbow. It's not clear at this point whether he might need surgery, but even if he doesn't he might be a candidate to move to the 60-day injured list. |
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| Jun 12 2023 | The Mariners placed Murfee on the 15-day injured list Monday with right elbow inflammation, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Murfee spent over a month on the IL with right elbow inflammation before returning Sunday. Now, he will be shelved for another 15 days with a similar injury. Because this is now Murfee's second elbow injury already this season, it's possible he's facing another extended absence. Ty Adcock was selected from Double-A Arkansas to fill Murfee's roster spot. |
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| Jun 11 2023 | Murfee exited Sunday's game against the Angels in the bottom of the seventh inning with an apparent arm injury, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Murfee allowed no hits and a walk while striking out one in a scoreless sixth inning before being removed in the bottom of the seventh. He appeared to be shaking his right arm as the trainer came out to meet him, which is somewhat concerning since the 29-year-old was just activated from the 15-day injured list Friday after missing a month with right elbow inflammation. However, the exact nature and severity of his current injury aren't yet clear. |
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| Jun 9 2023 | Seattle activated Murfee (elbow) from the 15-day injured list Friday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Murfee has completed his month-long recovery from a bout of right elbow inflammation and will jump back into the Mariners' bullpen Friday night against the Angels. The 29-year-old had registered a 1.38 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 13 innings prior to the IL stint. |
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| Jun 8 2023 | Murfee (elbow) fired 1.1 scoreless innings during which he issued a walk and recorded a strikeout in Triple-A Tacoma's win over Reno on Wednesday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Murfee was sharp for the second time in as many rehab appearances, earning the win in the process. The right-hander worked up to 26 pitches, pounding 15 in for strikes. With 2.1 scoreless, hitless frames under his belt already with the Rainiers, Murfee may only need one or two more appearances on the farm to convince the Mariners he's ready for activation. |
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| Jun 5 2023 | Murfee (elbow) was credited with a hold in Triple-A Tacoma's win over Sacramento on Sunday, firing a perfect eighth inning during which he recorded two strikeouts. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Kicking off his rehab assignment, Murfee pounded nine of his 15 pitches in for strikes. The right-hander, who's been on the shelf since early May, couldn't have asked for a better start to his journey back to the big-league club, and he's likely to log several more appearances with the Rainiers given the amount of time he's been sidelined. |
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| Jun 4 2023 | Murfee (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Murfee has been on the shelf for just over a month with right elbow inflammation, so the Mariners may want to see him make more than one appearance in the minors before bringing him back from the 15-day injured list. Before he was sidelined with the injury, Murfee had posted a 1.38 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 15:9 K:BB in 13 innings out of the Seattle bullpen while gathering one win and one hold. |
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| May 22 2023 | Murfee (elbow) is expected to rejoin the Mariners in early June, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Murfee landed on the injured list earlier this month with elbow inflammation, but he received a PRP injection "a week ago and is feeling better." He should begin a rehab assignment soon, and if all goes well he could be back with the big club at some point during Seattle's road trip that stretches from June 1-11. |
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| May 6 2023 | Murfee was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with elbow inflammation, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Per Divish, the Mariners don't think it's serious and hoped he could avoid an IL stint, but they decided to think long term. Juan Then was called up to take Murfee's place in the bullpen. |
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