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Chargois

The deal is now official. Chargois heads to Seattle to bolster their middle relief mix after being limited to just 15 appearances this season due to neck issues. The 33-year-old right-hander has made 223 career appearances in the big leagues dating back to 2016.

Chargois has been limited to just 15 appearances this season due to injury and will presumably operate in middle relief for Seattle.

Chargois had been out since the spring with neck spasms. He’s one of the many relievers in the Marlins pen who are candidates to be traded before the deadline, but there is at least a slim chance he’ll stay with the club and wind up earning some saves over the final two months.

It creates space on the 40-man roster for Tristan Gray. Chargois is currently out with a neck injury, and he has no timetable for a return at this point. The earliest he can be activated is now May 27.

Chargois has been battling a lingering neck issue throughout spring training and remains without a timetable to return.

The 33-year-old had a bit of a down year by his own standards in his first year in Miami. After not posting an ERA over 3.00 since 2019, Chargois had a 3.61 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, and 35/18 K/BB ratio in 41 1/3 innings. While he’s never been a big strikeout arm, the Marlins are hoping he can get back to suppressing hard contact and hits as he had the previous two seasons.

Chargois landed on the injured list earlier this month due to a right rib cage strain. He’ll return to a 3.68 ERA over 31 appearances this season.

He allowed one hit and struck out one batter in his one inning of work. The 32-year-old has been on the injured list with a rib cage sprain since early August. He will likely need a few more appearances before he is ready to return to the Marlins bullpen in late August or early September.

The 32-year-old missed five weeks this season with an oblique strain but has pitched well out of the Marlins bullpen this season. He had a 3.68 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and 24/12 K/BB ratio across 31 appearances.

With regular closer Dylan Floro unavailable after pitching in three straight games and earning a victory in extra innings on Saturday night, it was Chargois tasked with protecting a two-run edge in the ninth on Sunday. It certainly wasn’t easy. He allowed a leadoff single to Chad Wallach, but he was erased on a double play ball off the bat of Taylor Ward. Chargois then walked Zach Neto and allowed a double to Hunter Renfroe -- putting the tying runs in scoring position for Mike Trout -- but bore down to get the superstar center fielder to pop out to second base to end it. The 32-year-old hurler isn’t likely to work his way into the mix for saves any time soon.