Much was expected of Mat Latos after he joined the Miami Marlins. So far, Latos has fallen way short of those expectations, and now he's destined for a spell on the disabled list.
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Latos Placed on 15-Day DL
Friday, May 22
According to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald, the Marlins placed Latos on the 15-day DL on Friday as the starting pitcher deals with inflammation in his left knee.
Through nine starts, the 27-year-old is 1-4 with a 6.12 earned run average. Latos' ERA is somewhat deceiving since he has a 3.48 FIP, per FanGraphs. Opposing hitters are also batting .358 against Latos on balls in play, which is abnormally high.
Latos' numbers should level out as the year goes on, but that's obviously not going to happen with him off the field for the time being.
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