Three days after being acquired in a seven-player trade, right-hander Colin Rea is being sent back from the Miami Marlins to the San Diego Padres because of an elbow injury, the teams announced Monday.The Marlins shipped Rea back to the Padres after he only pitched 3 1/3 innings with Miami before getting injured Saturday night.According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, the Marlins were "absolutely livid" and felt they were traded damaged goods.The Marlins will get Class A right-hander Luis Castillo, who was part of the trade Friday, back from the Padres.Rea, 26, was acquired by the Marlins along with right-hander Andrew Cashner and made his debut Saturday night. The debut lasted 3 1/3 shutout innings when he called for the trainer, and the next day he was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Rea said he first felt pain warming up before the game.The Marlins are keeping Cashner in the new deal.Before getting injured, Rea was 5-5 with a 4.98 ERA in 19 games (18 starts) with San Diego.Castillo, 23, was 7-3 with a 2.25 ERA in 100 innings pitched for Jupiter in the Florida State League at the time of Friday's trade.

RHP Colin Rea (elbow) was placed on the disabled list. Miami has two starting pitchers -- Rea and LHP Wei-Yin Chen -- on the DL with elbow trouble. Among pitchers who could fill Rea's spot in the rotation are LHP Chris Narveson (3.01 ERA at New Orleans), RHP Kendry Flores (3.28 ERA) and LHP Justin Nicolino (3.48 ERA). None is a top prospect. As for Rea, he has elbow trouble before, and this development could be problematic. Rea said he doesn't think he could have thrown another pitch on Saturday, when he called for the trainer and left the game after just 3 1/3 innings.

RHP Colin Rea was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday after being injured in his first outing with the Marlins.Rea departed after 3 1/3 scoreless innings on Saturday night with a sprained pitching elbow. The Marlins recalled right-hander Nefi Ogando from Triple-A New Orleans to fill his roster spot.Rea was obtained from the San Diego Padres on Friday. He said he felt pain while warming up prior to Saturday's game and the issues continued during the contest. Rea allowed just one hit and struck out four in 44 pitches before exiting.

RHP Colin Rea, who was making his Marlins debut after being acquired in a trade with the San Diego Padres, left after 3 1/3 innings because of an unspecified injury. Rea pitched well, retiring 10 of the 11 batters he faced, including four by strikeout. He allowed only a soft single in the third. After striking out Jedd Gyorko leading off the fourth inning, Rea motioned to the trainer. Rea then left the mound, making him the second injured starting pitcher on the Marlins. Wei-Yin Chen is on the disabled list with a shoulder injury.

RHP Colin Rea, 26, was one of two starting pitchers the Marlins acquired on Friday from the San Diego Padres. Rea is under Marlins control for the next six years, and that was a key selling point mentioned by Miami general manager Michael Hill. Rea made his major-league debut last year, going 2-2 with a 4.26 ERA. This year, he is 5-5 with a 4.98 ERA.

RHP Colin Rea was traded by the Padres to the Marlins in a seven-player deal, according to multiple reports Friday. Rea, 26, is 5-5 with a 4.98 ERA in 19 games (18 starts) with 76 strikeouts and 44 walks over 99 1/3 innings. He isn't eligible for arbitration until 2019.

The Miami Marlins acquired right-hander starters Andrew Cashner and Colin Rea from the San Diego Padres in a seven-player trade, according to multiple reports Friday.The Marlins also will get Double-A right-handed reliever Tayron Guerrero from the Padres, who will receive injured reliever Carter Capps, right-hander Jarred Cosart and two of Miami's top prospects -- first baseman Josh Naylor and right-hander Luis Castillo.The Marlins (55-47) were seeking rotation depth in their push for the postseason. Miami entered Friday tied for the second wild-card spot in the National League.Cashner, 29, is 4-7 with a 4.76 ERA with 67 strikeouts and 30 walks over 79 1/3 innings in 16 starts this season. He is eligible for free agency after the season.Rea, 26, is 5-5 with a 4.98 ERA in 19 games (18 starts) with 76 strikeouts and 44 walks over 99 1/3 innings. He isn't eligible for arbitration until 2019.Guerrero, 25, has split time this season at Double-A and Triple-A El Paso, with a combined record of... [More]

RHP Colin Rea is slated to start Monday at Toronto in San Diego's first game ever there. He is 5-4, 5.01 this season. He had allowed four runs in six innings in his last start July 20 against St. Louis. The Padres have won eight of his last 13 starts and are 10-7 overall in his starts this year.

RHP Colin Rea was victimized by the long ball on Wednesday in losing the first game of a day-night doubleheader in St. Louis. Rea gave up eight hits and four runs -- all on three homers -- in six innings, walking three and fanning two. Rea can be a stopper on the days when he's on, but if he misses just a little bit, he gets crushed.

RHP Colin Rea was victimized by the long ball on Wednesday in losing the first game of a day-night doubleheader in St. Louis. Rea gave up eight hits and four runs -- all on three homers -- in six innings, walking three and fanning two. Rea can be a stopper on the days when he's on, but if he misses just a little bit, he gets crushed.

RHP Colin Rea gets the ball Wednesday when San Diego opens a day-night doubleheader in St. Louis. Rea hasn't pitched since July 6, when he allowed four runs on eight hits and three walks over 4 2/3 innings, whiffing four, as he took a no-decision in a 13-6 win at Arizona. Rea is 0-1 in two career starts against the Cardinals, going five innings on April 24 in a no-decision.

RHP Colin Rea gets the ball Tuesday night when San Diego continues its four-game series in St. Louis. Rea hasn't pitched since July 6, when he allowed four runs on eight hits and three walks over 4 2/3 innings, whiffing four, as he took a no-decision in a 13-6 win at Arizona. Rea faced the Cardinals once last year, absorbing a 10-3 loss on Aug. 23 in Petco Park.

RHP Colin Rea has been pushed to the back of the rotation as the team tries to monitor is innings. Rea (5-3, 4.95) will start on Tuesday at St. Louis. Rea has thrown has thrown 56 innings. He has never thrown 140 innings in pro ball.

RHP Colin Rea, who gave up four runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings of a no-decision in Arizona on Wednesday, will be pushed to the back of the rotation after the All-Star break in order to conserve his innings in his first full season in the rotation, manager Andy Green said. Rea would make his next start July 19 at St. Louis, giving him 12 days' rest. "It's difficult to keep a guy in the 150- to 160-innings range when you pitch him all year long," Green said. "We're doing what we can to protect him, to put him in a position to succeed." Rea pitched 139 innings at Class A Lake Elsinore in 2014 and 132 1/3 innings at three levels last year, including 31 2-3 in six starts with the Padres after being promoted in August. He has thrown 87 1/3 innings this season.

RHP Colin Rea starts on Friday against the New York Yankees, likely the second-to-last start he has before the All-Star break. When play resumes, Rea will be pushed to the back of the rotation, according to San Diego manager Andy Green, as the Padres try to tap the brakes on Rea's outings. "We want to control his innings," Green said.

RHP Colin Rea allowed two runs, four hits and two walks with six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings on Saturday night in what was arguably his strongest start of a season. The Padres are 7-7 in Rea's 14 starts this season.

RHP Colin Rea worked seven innings for the third time this season. He allowed three runs on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts Tuesday night. The Padres turned two double plays behind him. "I thought Colin got stronger as the game moved along," said Padres manager Andy Green. "I caught my second wind around the fifth," said Rea, who threw 90 pitches.

RHP Colin Rea, recalled to make the start Thursday, couldn't get the win despite being staked to a 10-run lead. He allowed six runs (five earned) in 5 1/3 innings. He departed with one out in the sixth with the Padres leading the Mariners 12-4.

RHP Colin Rea started and gave up one run in one inning at Triple-A El Paso on Sunday and is the top candidate to replaced injured Cesar Vargas in the starting rotation. The Padres optioned Rea to El Paso retroactive to May 22, basically to lighten his workload, and he is eligible return to the major leagues in time to make a June 2 start at Seattle, which was Vargas' next scheduled start. "That's a legitimate possibility right now," San Diego manager Andy Green said.

RHP Colin Rea is the top candidate to fill a spot in the rotation Thursday against Seattle, Padres manager Andy Green said. Rea is eligible return from El Paso that day.