Edward Cabrera (shoulder) to rejoin Marlins roster on Monday

[Kevin Barral]

The Marlins lost each of their first five regular season series while Cabrera rehabbed from a shoulder impingement.

The Miami Marlins will be activating Edward Cabrera from the injured list on Monday, sources tell Fish On First. He will start against the San Francisco Giants on Monday in place of A.J. Puk, whose scheduled start is being pushed back due to sickness, per Christina De Nicola of MLB.com. The club has not yet announced Cabrera's return and a corresponding move will be needed to add him to the active roster.

Last season, Cabrera made 20 starts for the Marlins and posted a 4.24 ERA, 4.43 FIP, 10.7 K/9 and 6.0 BB/9 through 99 ⅔ innings pitched. Cabrera's command has always been an issue throughout his stints at the Major League level, but in his two games (one start) this spring, he didn't walk anyone. When warming up to make his third spring game appearance on March 10, he suffered a right shoulder impingement which landed him on the 15-day injured list.

The righty's command issues resurfaced in his first two rehab starts, walking four in his first start and three in his second start. Cabrera would have his best rehab start last Wednesday, going 5 ⅔ innings, striking out nine and walking one. His fastball is sitting 97.3 mph and topping out at 98.6 mph, so from a velocity standpoint, he looks to be back to full strength.

Cabrera's return gives the Marlins a second right-handed starter along with Max Meyer and more pitching depth. Although Meyer is off to a hot start, the Marlins rotation as a whole has been mediocre with a 4.70 ERA and 43 walks (second-most in MLB), averaging less than five innings per start. It won't be much longer until Braxton Garrett returns from his injury too as he has gone through two rehab starts already.

The Marlins will take on the Giants in the opening game of a three-game set beginning at 6:40 p.m.

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