McGraw (elbow) made his debut for High-A Everett on Sunday, striking out four and allowing no hits and one walk over three scoreless innings.
McGraw had resided on Single-A Modesto's 7-day injured list all season before being activated Saturday and moved up to Everett after he completed a month-long rehab assignment in the Arizona Complex League. The right-hander has looked sharp coming off his second career Tommy John surgery, turning in a 3.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 9:4 K:BB in nine innings in rookie ball before coming through with an excellent outing in his High-A debut. Given McGraw's injury history, the Mariners will likely be conservative with his workload in 2025, and he could eventually move to a relief role if the organization wants to accelerate his arrival to the big leagues.
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Mariners' Teddy McGraw: Shelved at Single-A
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Single-A Modesto placed McGraw on the 7-day injured list with an elbow injury, Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline reports.
McGraw has already had two Tommy John surgeries and is moving to the bullpen this year in an effort to get him to the major leagues without much delay, but he's going to miss at least the first month of the season. McGraw's innings will need to be managed carefully once he returns, but he will be promoted aggressively through the system if he can stay healthy.
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Mariners' Teddy McGraw: Moving to bullpen
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McGraw (elbow) will move to the bullpen this year, MLB Pipeline reports.
McGraw has already had two Tommy John surgeries and more elbow trouble has limited him to just 8.2 professional innings -- all coming in August of 2024. Per the Pipeline scouting report, McGraw has avoided surgery this time around and there is "cautious optimism" about him getting his career going with a move to the bullpen. McGraw has electric stuff, so he could be a late-inning weapon if he can put his arm trouble behind him.
McGraw made his final appearance of the 2024 season for Single-A Modesto on Aug. 22 due to tightness in his pitching arm, and he recently met with Dr. Keith Meister regarding the issue, MLB.com reports.
Mariners general manager Justin Hollander recently conceded the organization is "concerned" about McGraw's status, given the 22-year-old already has two Tommy John surgeries in his medical history. McGraw felt the tightness during that Aug. 22 outing, which was only his fourth of the season. With Modesto's season over, the right-hander will have time to evaluate his options ahead of the 2025 minor-league campaign.
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Mariners' Teddy McGraw: Makes pro debut
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McGraw (elbow) has made two starts for Single-A Modesto since being reinstated from the 60-day injured list Aug. 4, striking out five batters over 3.2 innings while allowing two earned runs on four hits and three walks.
McGraw had spent the entire 2024 campaign on the IL for the Mariners' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate, but with the ACL season coming to an end in late July, he was moved up to Single-A for his professional debut. A third-round draft pick in 2023, McGraw didn't pitch at all last summer while he recovered from the internal brace procedure on his elbow he had underwent earlier that spring during his time at Wake Forest. The right-hander looks to be healthy again, but he could need some time to hone his command and control while he works his way back from the second major elbow operation of his career. He previously underwent Tommy John surgery in 2019.
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