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Manoah

Manoah underwent Tommy John surgery two months ago and will be sidelined into the second half of next season.

It ended up being a hybrid ligament replacement with an internal brace procedure that is expected to keep Manoah sidelined for the next 12-14 months. The 26-year-old righty wound up making just five starts this season for Toronto. At this point, it’s getting difficult to envision him being fantasy-relevant ever again.

Manoah left his last outing with left elbow discomfort, and the 26-year-old will need to miss the remainder of 2024 after undergoing the procedure. It’s yet another setback for a right-hander who was among the best young hurlers in baseball in 2022, and now has many more questions than answers regarding his future in the sport.

Manoah was pulled from Wednesday’s start with elbow discomfort and now finds himself on the injured list. The 26-year-old right-hander had a 3.70 ERA and SO:BB of 26:8 in 24 1/3 innings for Toronto. While his timetable to return is unclear, he’s expected to miss an extended period of time.

Manoah is headed for a second opinion on his elbow, according to TSN’s Scott Mitchell. It’s safe to say that the first opinion wasn’t, “What a fine elbow you have, Mr. Manoah.” The 26-year-old right-hander is safe to drop in leagues without injury spots as he’s expected to miss significant time.

Manoah suffered the injury during the second inning of his start against the White Sox on Wednesday. The 26-year-old hurler has pitched well in his five starts for the Jays this season, compiling a 3.70 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and a 26/8 K/BB ratio across 24 1/3 innings. Expect the Jays to provide another update on his status — and perhaps a timeline for his return — after Thursday’s exam. All fantasy managers can do in the meantime is hope for the best.

Ugh, that’s never what you want to hear. The 26-year-old hurler had been pitching well too — allowing just one hit and striking out three batters over his first 1 2/3 innings. He’ll head for additional tests and imaging to determine the severity of the issue, but you would have to think that a trip to the injured list is coming. It’s a tough break for someone who worked so hard to claw his way back to the Blue Jays’ rotation.

The 26-year-old right-hander punched out four batters on the night while issuing a pair of free passes. He served up a pair of homers in the ballgame — a solo shot to Colt Keith in the second inning and a two-run blast to Kerry Carpenter as the final batter that he faced in the fifth inning. His defense also did him no favors in this one. Manoah got 13 swings and misses on 97 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 27 percent. He’ll look to bounce back as he carries a 3.97 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and a 23/8 K/BB ratio into Wednesday’s start against the White Sox in Chicago.

Manoah looked fantastic on Sunday attacking the Rays hitters with his patented slider, sinker combo. Control is paramount for Manoah with his east-west arsenal as he works his way back into a groove.

The runs all came on a Carlos Santana homer following an Ernie Clement error in the seventh. Manoah allowed four hits, walked one and struck out six. His velocity today wasn’t quite as good as his in his season debut last week, but he was still up about one mph from last year on all of his pitches and he induced 15 missed swings. We wouldn’t trust him in mixed leagues right now, but this has been pretty encouraging.