The Marlins have placed closer Matt Lindstrom on the 15-day disabled list but he will be out more like 4-6 weeks. Lindstrom has pitched in 32 games (0 starts) for the Marlins this season and he is 2-1 with 14 saves, a 6.52 ERA and a 1.90 WHIP. Despite having awesome stuff it’s starting to appear like there’s just something missing with Lindstrom. Leo Nunez and lefty Dan Meyer will likely share the closer’s job until Lindstrom can return to action. Nunez also has nasty stuff. He has pitched in 40 games (0 starts) for the Marlins this season and he is 2-3 with 4 saves, a 3.86 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. Meyer is a crafty little lefty without much of a fastball. But, he does get by with what he has in his bag of tricks. Meyer has pitched in 38 games (0 starts) for the Marlins this season and he is 2-0 with 1 save, a 1.95 ERA and a 0.90 WHIP. I’m thinking that the Marlins won’t miss Lindstrom too much because Nunez and Meyer are capable replacements.

The Florida Marlins have placed lefty reliever Reynel Pinto on the 15-day disabled list due to left elbow inflammation. Pinto has pitched in 24 games (0 starts) for the Marlins this season and he is 2-0 with a 2.53 ERA and a 1.59 WHIP. If Pinto just had a little bit more control he would be one of the better lefty relievers in the major leagues. Pinto has walked 12 batters in 21 1/3 innings this season for the Marlins.

According to Baseball America 22-year old righty starting pitcher Ryan Tucker is the Marlins’ #5 prospect and they will be without him for at least the next 2 months. Tucker has started 2 games in AAA-ball so far this season and he was 0-1 with a 17.36 ERA and a 3.43 WHIP. He has allowed a stunning 9 hits and walked 7 batters in only 4 2/3 innings in the minors so far this season. Tucker pitched in 13 games (6 starts) for the Marlins last season and he was 2-3 with a 8.87 ERA and a 1.86 WHIP. The Marlins will take is slow with Tucker’s rehab.

The Marlins have placed lefty starting pitcher Andrew Miller on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique muscle. He has pitched in 4 games (2 starts) for the Marlins this season and he is 0-1 with a 6.94 ERA and a 1.89 WHIP. It’s possible that Miller will be sent to the minors when he’s healthy enough to pitch as the Marlins are a little down on him right now. The Marlins have called up 26-year old righty Burke Badenhop to replace Miller in the rotation. Badenhop has started 2 games in AAA-ball this season and he is 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA and a 1.93 WHIP. Badenhop pitched in 13 games (8 starts) for the Marlins last season and he was 2-3 with a 6.08 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP. Don’t expect miracles out of Badenhop as he really doesn’t have that good of stuff.

The Marlins will likely be without 26-year old lefty reliever Taylor Tankersley after he underwent surgery yesterday to repair a stress fracture in his left elbow. He didn’t make the Marlins’ pitching staff out of spring training and he pitched very poorly in 2008 for the Marlins. He pitched in 25 games (0 starts) last season for the Marlins and he was 0-1 with a 8.15 ERA and a 1.70 WHIP. He has pitched in parts of three seasons for the Marlins appearing in 141 games (0 starts) in which he is 8-3 with 4 saves, a 4.25 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP. The Marlins hope that Tankersley can help them down the road.