Seth Maness

Seth Maness was placed on the DL on Saturday with right elbow inflammation.

Fantasy Impact

Maness has really struggled this season with a 6.39 ERA. The Cardinals were going to option him to Triple-A before the injury was revealed. The Cardinals have not announced a timeframe for Maness' return, but it's likely to be long than the minimum 15 days.

Seth Maness took the loss on Tuesday against the Pirates, allowing the winning run in the eleventh inning.

Fantasy Impact

Maness is off to a terrible start this season, allowing a run in each of his first two appearances. He was thought to be a backup to Trevor Rosenthal, but is rapidly pitching himself out of that situation.

Cardinals RP Seth Maness struggled in his first official outing this season, allowing three hits and a run in one inning of relief.

Fantasy Impact

Seth Maness had a brutal spring, and unfortunately that seems to have followed him north to start the season. Maness doesn't provide any value for fantasy owners until an injury or demotion to Trevor Rosenthal comes.

The rough spring for Seth Maness continued on Thursday as he was tagged for three runs on four hits, including a home run to Michael A. Taylor, over just 2/3 of an inning in relief of Adam Wainwright.

Fantasy Impact

Maness is having a tough go of this spring so far with a 9.45 ERA over 6 2/3 innings pitched. Maness often struggles through spring but pitches well in the regular season, so this likely is not a big deal, and he should be a reliable bullpen options for the Cardinals this season.