Guardians' Carlos Vargas: Placed on 60-day injured list
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Vargas (elbow) was placed on the 60-day injured list Monday.
The move doesn't affect Vargas' timeline, as he underwent Tommy John surgery at the start of last season and isn't expected to return until the middle of this year. It clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the Guardians to add new signing Luke Maile.
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Indians' Carlos Vargas: Undergoes Tommy John surgery
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Vargas underwent Tommy John surgery Thursday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
Vargas has some potential, but he wasn't going to help out Cleveland at the big-league level anytime soon, as he's yet to advance to full-season ball. He'll now be out of game action until sometime in the middle of the 2022 season.
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Indians' Carlos Vargas: Joins 40-man roster
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Vargas was added to Cleveland's 40-man roster Friday.
Vargas has yet to advance past the Rookie level, and the canceled minor-league season in 2020 didn't allow him to continue his development. He could spend the 2021 campaign with the Low-A or High-A club, and he'll now be protected from the upcoming Rule 5 draft.