The hits keep coming for the Seattle Mariners’ rotation, and not the kind they want. Bryce Miller became the latest starter sidelined with injury, landing on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with right elbow inflammation. An MRI revealed no structural damage, and the team remains hopeful it’s a short-term setback, but it’s another blow to a staff that’s already walking a tightrope.<\/p>
Miller joins fellow All-Stars Logan Gilbert and George Kirby on the IL, deepening a crisis of depth that’s quietly been brewing all season. For Miller, it’s the first arm issue of his career and his first-ever stint on the injured list. And it comes during a year where he hasn’t quite looked himself, he’s carrying a 5.22 ERA through eight starts, struggling with both command and velocity.<\/p>