UPDATE: Henderson Alvarez Starting Tomorrow Versus Atlanta

[HUGG]

Jon Morosi @jonmorosi 2m2 minutes ago
Henderson Alvarez is expected to be placed on the disabled list with a shoulder injury, source says.

weee

[emkayseven]

awesome

so what Marlins thing happens now? Do we:
A) Rush Nicolino to the majors
B) Rush Urena to the majors
C) Move Phelps to the rotation and bring up a reliever
D) Trade for a pitcher that is worse than the above 3 options
E) Sign a veteran who's been out of baseball for a season and start him in 2 weeks with Phelps taking the start in between

[BigGameFish]

I think C and E are the most likely.

Brad Penny anyone?

[Nick]

Brad Hand will get the spot. Get excited.

[Jay]

Would phelps be given the chance before Brad Hand?

[HUGG]

It'll be Hand or Phelps.

And should be Hand or Phelps.

[emkayseven]

Hand is the best option IMO, which is why it's not a poll choice.

[lou]

I don't foresee this ending well. What a terrible start to the year. They needed everything to go right, and everything is horrendously going wrong already.

It'll be Phelps and Capps will be called up.

[emkayseven]

I don't foresee this ending well. What a terrible start to the year. They needed everything to go right, and everything is horrendously going wrong already.

It'll be Phelps and Capps will be called up.

I would have thought so but Capps could be a disaster case right now with the shit that's going on regarding his delivery.

[Big Z]

@clarkspencer: Source: Alvarez expected to go on DL with shoulder injury tho MRI results were inconclusive. Carter Capps likely to be recalled. #Marlins

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[HUGG]

1ip 3ha 2er 2bb for Capps so far in 2 appearances in New Orleans

obviously, a meaningless sample, but not when coupled with what we know about his delivery

[Bobbob1313]

Last year before the draft, I thought the Marlins could have Carlos Rodon and Andrew Heaney* as their No. 5/emergency call up pitchers this season. They are currently the No. 15 and 42 prospects in baseball according to Baseball America.

Now they have 28-year-old, career 93 OPS+ David Phelps and 4.3 K/9 in AA Justin Nicolino.

WELP.

*I didn't love the Gordon trade, but I can't really be that upset about them not having Heaney because it at least came in service of making an upgrade to the major-league roster. Not drafting Rodon was baffling to me at the time and remains so now, given this team's obvious need to build a cheap, young contender before Stanton's contract balloons.

[MiamiHomer]

Someone call Javier Vazquez!

[Benched]

Why can't things ever be not freakin' disastrous?

[Jay]

bobbob, I think it can be argued that there is more of a need for cost controlled players when Stanton's contract balloons. But also this is the marlins and it could have been assumed that they wouldn't go out and sign a front line starter (i.e., Shields) in addition inking a Stanton extension.