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They will also have to get by without reliever Daniel Palencia
for the next few weeks after placing him on the 15-day injured
list because of a strained left oblique.
The 24-year-old Horton underwent an ulnar collateral ligament
revision on Thursday, his second reconstructive surgery on the
elbow. He had Tommy John surgery as a freshman at Oklahoma in
2021.
“Cade talked about just kind of worrying about today and make
today the best you can and just keep doing that, and that’s how
you somehow speed this process along a little bit,” Counsell
said. “But if you get too far ahead of yourself, it’s certainly
a long recovery and that doesn’t help.”
Horton walked off the mound in Cleveland on April 3 after just
17 pitches. His velocity had dropped from 96 mph in the first
inning to 93.8 mph on his final pitch before he waved toward the
dugout. He beat Washington a week earlier in his season debut,
holding the Nationals to two runs in 6 1/3 innings.
Horton finished second in the NL Rookie of the Year voting last
year. He was 11-4 with a 2.67 ERA in 118 innings last season.
Palencia is 1-0 with a save and has not allowed a run in five
appearances. He had 22 saves last season.
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