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Mariners GM Justin Hollander spoke to reporters (including ) this evening and provided medical updates on several players. Most notably, Hollander revealed that right-hander will open the season on the injured list due to elbow inflammation. Hollander added that Woo underwent an MRI which showed no damage to Woos UCL. Joining Woo on the injured list to open the season is outfielder , who the GM ( ) noted is dealing with a personal medical i sue not related to baseball. Hollander compared Woos current ailment to a bout of forearm inflammation that sent him to the shelf last August. Woo ended up mi sing just over two weeks due to that i sue, a fact that potentially indicates the young right-hander could be slated for a similarly minimal absence this time around as well. Hollander noted that the club hopes the inflammation will have faded in 7 to 10 days, at which point Woo would be able to resume throwing. Even a short absence for Woo is an unfortunate turn of events for Seattle. The 24-year-old righty made his MLB debut with the club last season and made 18 starts in the big leagues, pitching to a roughly league average 4.21 ERA with a 4.36 FIP in 87 2/3 innings of work. While Woo paired a solid 25.1% strikeout rate with an 8.4% walk rate, he saw a hefty 13.4% of his fly balls leave the yard for home runs last year. That proclivity toward the long ball limited Woos ability to establish himself as a mid-rotation starter, though even if he were to fail to take a step forward hes shown the ability to be a quality back-end arm for a Mariners team loaded with controllable pitching talent. With Woo set to begin the season on the shelf, Seattle figures to turn to right-hander to take the fifth spot in the rotation behind , , , and . Hancock, the sixth-overall pick from the 2020 draft and a former consensus top-50 prospect in the Luis Torrens Jersey sport, also made his big league debut last season. In a trio of starts with the Mariners, the right-hander posted a decent 4.50 ERA with a 4.09 FIP. He struck out six while walking three acro s his 12 innings of work. That cup of coffee in Seattle is Hancocks only experience above the Double-A level, where he owns a career 3.99 ERA and 24.1% strikeout rate in 210 innings acro s 44 starts. As for Haggerty, the lo s of the switch-hitter to open the season could have an impact on the clubs bench mix. Since arriving in Seattle after being claimed off waivers from the Mets prior to the 2020 season, the 29-year-old has posted roughly league average offensive numbers in four years as a reserve outfielder with the Mariners. Hes done particularly well the past two seasons, slashing a solid .255/.345/.382 with a 111 wRC+ in a combined 135 games with the club. While Haggertys switch-hitting bat and ability to handle all three outfield spots and even the right side of the infield on occasion have made him a valuable bench piece for Seattle in recent years, the Mariners appear well equipped to handle his absence. is locked into center field on an everyday basis as the clubs star player, and with the likes of , , , and vying for playing time at the outfield corners, Haggerty was at risk of being squeezed off the roster even prior to the injury. In addition to the IL announcements, Hollander also provided an update on the status of right-hander , who is nursing a that will keep him off the roster to open the 2024 campaign. that Santos is scheduled to undergo an MRI later this week. If said testing comes back clean, Santos will then resume his throwing program. Its a welcome update for a Mariners club that is expected to be without two high-leverage relievers in Santos and right-hander to open the season. Free agent addition and southpaw figure to set up for right-handed flamethrower while Santos and Brash are out of action. Paul Gervase Jersey