Straily Joins Shrimp on Rehab Assignment

KODAK, Tenn. - The Miami Marlins announced a transaction that impact their Double-A affiliate Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp roster prior to today's game against the Tennessee Smokies at Smokies Stadium at noon.
Miami Marlins right-handed starting pitcher Dan Straily joins the Jumbo Shrimp on a transfer of a major league rehab assignment from High-A Jupiter, and will start for the Jumbo Shrimp today against the Smokies at Smokies Stadium. Straily made two rehab starts for Jupiter, going 1-1 with an 8.22 ERA in his seven and two-third innings of work.

Miami Marlins right-handed starting pitcher Dan Straily joins the Jumbo Shrimp on a transfer of a major league rehab assignment from High-A Jupiter, and will start for the Jumbo Shrimp today against the Smokies at Smokies Stadium. Straily made two rehab starts for Jupiter, going 1-1 with an 8.22 ERA in his seven and two-third innings of work.
Straily has been on the disabled list since the beginning of the season with a right forearm strain, which was suffered midway through Marlins spring training. Straily, 29, is a native of Redlands, California, and today will mark his first start in the Southern League.
After he was acquired by the Marlins in a trade from the Cincinnati Reds on January 19 2017, he went 10-9 with a 4.26 ERA in 33 starts for the Marlins last season. He set career highs in starts (33) and strikeouts (170) in first season with Miami, and led rotation in starts, strikeouts, and innings pitched (181.2).
"We just want to make sure he's ready," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said earlier this week. "We'd love to have him back right away to bring that veteran into the rotation. With him, you know what you're going to get. But we want him to be ready and feel like he's ready to compete."
Straily has pitched in parts of six major league seasons since 2012, starting with the Oakland Athletics (2012-14), Chicago Cubs (2014), Houston Astros (2015), Cincinnati Reds (2016), and Marlins (2017). In his big league career, Straily is 37-30 with a 4.25 ERA in his 119 appearances and 109 starts. Straily's best season came in 2016, when he was 14-8 with a 3.76 ERA in 31 starts for the Reds, and was the unanimous winner of the Johnny Vander Meer Award as Reds' Most Outstanding Pitcher, as voted by Cincinnati chapter of BBWAA.
The Jumbo Shrimp roster stands at 25 active players, plus Straily on his rehab assignment and a revised roster is attached.
The Jumbo Shrimp and Smokies will continue their series with the fourth game of the five-game set on Tuesday afternoon at 12 p.m. Straily will start for Jacksonville against Tennessee right-handed starter Oscar De La Cruz (1-2, 8.25 ERA). Fans can listen to the game on the Jumbo Shrimp Network presented by Community First, beginning at 11:45 a.m. with the pregame show "Shrimp On Deck" locally on Sunny 102.3 FM, on the TuneIn Radio app, and www.jaxshrimp.com.