Logan Evans - UCL Surgery - Out for Season

[tehmc]

Logan Evans undergoes UCL surgery and will be out for 2026 season, 12 month recovery time

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/01/ ... rgery.html

[DavidGee24]

Bummer, although I don't know if Evans has much of an MLB future. Minor league stats are pretty blah and it's surprising that he actually did okay in a Mariner uniform last year.

[Pharmabro]

That is not good news

[seattlefan-daBronx]

Well...if you're going to have it happen...then now is better I guess. 1-5 is set in the rotation.
Then you got Hancock. Plus a few rookie arms to pitch a few games by the break.
Also, didn't they just invite a few veteran arms to camp?
Other than bullpen...Pitching is not really their problem.

We need an infielder please Trader Jerry and cronies!

[Pharmabro]

Bummer, although I don't know if Evans has much of an MLB future. Minor league stats are pretty blah and it's surprising that he actually did okay in a Mariner uniform last year.

No. He had his velocity tick way up and last year in 2024. He had a long stretch where he had a two-ish ERA in the minors and then they tried to transition him to the bullpen and that wrecked him and brought his ERA way up over three.

[Pharmabro]

Well...if you're going to have it happen...then now is better I guess. 1-5 is set in the rotation.
Then you got Hancock. Plus a few rookie arms to pitch a few games by the break.
Also, didn't they just invite a few veteran arms to camp?
Other than bullpen...Pitching is not really their problem.

We need an infielder please Trader Jerry and cronies!

I can’t believe they’ve sat on their hands all offseason. I don’t care if they thought Marte or Brandon was the perfect fit. They could have got Lowe or whoever.ffs

[D-train]

Bummer, although I don't know if Evans has much of an MLB future. Minor league stats are pretty blah and it's surprising that he actually did okay in a Mariner uniform last year.

No. He had his velocity tick way up and last year in 2024. He had a long stretch where he had a two-ish ERA in the minors and then they tried to transition him to the bullpen and that wrecked him and brought his ERA way up over three.

He has no future in our rotation and like you said his conversion to the pen was a fail. Only way this impacts the team is if we have SP injuries again given he is the best of the scrap heap.

[GL_Storm]

This makes Hancock and Dunning the #6 and #7 starters, or vice-versa depending how things shake out in spring.

[D-train]

This makes Hancock and Dunning the #6 and #7 starters, or vice-versa depending how things shake out in spring.

Significantly increases the chances for an Anderson debut the summer.

[tehmc]

This makes Hancock and Dunning the #6 and #7 starters, or vice-versa depending how things shake out in spring.

Significantly increases the chances for an Anderson debut the summer.

Anderson is a prospect I hope lives up and debuts quickly (and not rushed), would be nice to have a lefty in the rotation