The Marlins have designated right-hander for a signment, the team announced today. His spot on the roster will go to right-hander , whos been recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville. Chirinos, 30, is one of several former Rays who made their way to the Marlins organization over the offseaon he signed a minor league deal after Miami hired former Rays GM Peter Bendix as their new president of baseball operations. Initially brought in as a depth option, Chirinos found himself called to the big league roster after 12 solid starts in Triple-A (3.00 ERA, 17.2 K%, 8.4 BB%, 66 innings) at a time when the Marlins rotation Parker Wotherspoon Jersey had been decimated by injury. Through his first four starts, Chirinos generated quality results. He pitched just 19 1/3 innings but held opponents to nine runs (4.19 ERA) on 26 hits and five walks with 20 punchouts. Hes been shelled for a dozen runs in 10 2/3 innings since that time, however, and now sports an unsightly 6.30 earned run average on the season. From 2018-22, Chirinos was an intriguing but frequently injured member of the Rays pitching staff. He logged 241 1/3 innings in that time, recording a 3.54 ERA (4.07 FIP, 4.13 SIERA) with a 20.9% strikeout rate and 5.9% walk rate. Forearm, finger, triceps and elbow injuries all combined to tamp down Chirinos innings, however, with the elbow i sue in particular proving detrimental. Chirinos mi sed the entire 2021 season and a portion of the 2022 campaign due to Tommy John surgery. While Chirinos 2018-22 track record is fairly intriguing, hes also now pitched 115 innings in two full post-surgery seasons and looked like a different pitcher. Dating back to Opening Day 2023, hes logged a 5.63 ERA with strikeout and walk rates of 15.3% and 7.8% a far cry from his pre-surgery rates. Hes also seen his average fastball dip from a 94.3 mph peak, per Statcast, to 93 mph over the past two seasons. The Marlins will have a week to trade Chirinos, attempt to pa s him through outright waivers or release him. He has more than five years of big league service, so he can reject an outright a signment even if he clears waivers. Matthew Poitras Jersey