Dan Straily was like clockwork a season ago, taking the ball for the Marlins every fifth game when his turn in the rotation came up.
But an arm injury could alter Straily’s perfect record of dependability with the Marlins.
Straily was diagnosed with mild inflammation in his right forearm, which could delay his first outing. Straily, who was scheduled to start the second game of the season for the Marlins on March 30, will not throw for the next five to six days as he and the Marlins wait to see how quickly the swelling in his pitching arm subsides.