Marlins left-hander has been diagnosed with a mild left flexor muscle strain, the club announced to members of the beat, including . The team didnt announce if this would impact his expected timeline. Late last week, the lefty was scratched from his scheduled start and placed on the 15-day injured list due to left elbow tightne s. That naturally led to some concern, as is always the case when a pitchers throwing arm is mentioned as part of an injury. On top of that, the Marlins had already seen their rotation hit hard by Tommy John surgery. Since and were already on the IL recovering from Tommy John surgeries, seeing Luzardo go down the same path would be another devastating blow. Thankfully, it doesnt seem as though anything Lou Trivino Jersey like that is in the cards. Shortly after being placed on the IL, Luzardo said his IL placement was precautionary and that he felt he would only mi s one or two starts, and there hasnt yet been anything to suggest that plan isnt po sible. He played catch at the ballpark today, with some video relayed on X by . With his injury also reported as muscular in nature and not seemingly related to any ligament damage, that also perhaps suggests the worst fears have been avoided. Thats undoubtedly good news for Luzardo and the Marlins, even if their season is going incredibly poorly. They are currently sporting a record of 6-23 and FanGraphs has their down at 0.5%. took a look earlier today at who the club might be looking to sell this summer, with Luzardo one of the most attractive pieces they could offer. He made 32 starts for the club last year with an earned run average of 3.58, striking out 28.1% of batters against a walk rate of just 7.4%. He stumbled out of the gate this year with a 6.58 ERA through five starts, but thats a fairly small sample size and the injury could have plausibly played a role in that. Luzardo is controllable for another two seasons after this one, so the Marlins certainly dont have to trade him this summer. But non-rental pitchers are generally the most sought-after a sets at the trade deadline. Given that ownership and the new front office under president of baseball operations Peter Bendix have seemingly been focused on overhauling the clubs farm system and player development apparatus, it stands to reason that they would have interested in selling Luzardo now. By waiting into future, his salary will rise via arbitration and his window of club control will shrink, thus reducing his value. For Luzardo, he will obviously want to get healthy and back on the mound. Getting traded is always challenging but perhaps he would welcome the opportunity to join a competitive club for the final months of the season. On top of that, greater health and performance will help him increase his salary via arbitration in the coming seasons. Hes making $5.5MM this year and is slated for two more pa ses through the arb system. Elsewhere on the roster, infielder is expected to start a rehab a signment in the coming days, . He was out of a bit of a slow start this year, hitting .228/.281/.421 through 16 games for a wRC+ of 92 before landing on the IL due to an oblique injury. But that performance may have been driven by a low batting average on balls in play, as his .233 mark so far this year has been well below average and his previous rate. He had a breakout 34-homer campaign last year, split between the White Sox and Marlins after a midseason trade. He hit .250/.309/.518 on the year overall for a 120 wRC+. Hes not considered an especially strong defender but the lineup could use his bat. The team has a collective wRC+ of 73 so far this year, a mark that puts them ahead of just the White Sox. The club has been using , and to cover the infield corners lately, but none of that trio is hitting especially well, making it fairly easy for Burger to get back in the lineup once hes healthy. Jacoby Ellsbury Jersey