Here are the latest injury notes from around the league.
- Nationals starter Joe Ross is still dealing with shoulder soreness and has been removed from his rehab assignment, Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post writes. Ross was in the midst of a solid first full season with the Nats, with a 3.49 ERA, 7.5 K/9 and 2.5 BB/9 in 95 1/3 innings, but he has not pitched in the big leagues in over a month. The team’s current rotation plans appear somewhat open-ended, although they have off days upcoming on Monday and Thursday and could potentially get by for the next week and a half or so with only four starters. Ross could make one more rehab start and then return right around the time the Nats need a fifth starter again.
- The Athletics announced before last night’s game that they’ve placed infielder Jed Lowrie and righty Jesse Hahn on the 15-day DL and recalled outfielder Brett Eibner and righty Andrew Triggs from Triple-A Nashville to replace them. (Eibner, who recently arrived from the Royals organization in a trade for fellow outfielder Billy Burns, homered in his Oakland debut last night.) Lowrie is dealing with a toe injury that could be season-ending if he undergoes surgery, as Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle recently explained. Max Muncy will play at second in his absence. Hahn, meanwhile, has a shoulder strain, although John Shea of the Chronicle tweets that Hahn does not believe the situation is serious.
- White Sox reliever Zach Putnam had surgery Thursday to remove a bone fragment from his right elbow, the team has announced. The team further notes that the ligament was intact, and that Putnam will begin rehab next week. Putnam was off to a great start this season, with a 2.30 ERA, 9.9 K/9 and 3.6 BB/9 in 27 1/3 innings, but he went down with the elbow injury in late June and hasn’t pitched since.
- The Red Sox have placed catcher Ryan Hanigan on the DL with ankle peroneal tendinitis, Tim Britton of the Providence Journal tweets. The 35-year-old Hanigan has played sparingly this season, collecting 102 plate appearances and hitting just .158/.216/.221 while serving as a backup. He also missed significant time earlier in the season due to a neck injury. Bryan Holaday, who the Red Sox claimed from the Rangers yesterday, will now share catching duties with Sandy Leon.
Obviously, further proof that Preller has been withholding medicals during trades!
youre kidding, right? that trade happened over two years ago.
Yeah, pretty sure he’s kidding.
If anything its more proof dusty bakers destroys young arms. Wood, Prior, Volquez. Joe Ross may be the next one sadly.
Ross is only averaging 6 innings per start. I’m not a big Dusty Baker fan, but players, especially pitchers, get hurt. It happens, no one’s fault, despite old narratives
Now the Holaday situation is easier to understand. Had to be an unknown injury plus he’s probably a better LF than Martinez.
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Terrible with a 2.30 era and averaging essentially 10 k/9? I’d take that “terrible” reliever any day
Why wouldn’t the Red Sox bring Vasquez back up? He’s not a great hitter, but he’s better than Hannigan or Holaday and his defense is the best of the group. They not officially have two journeyman catchers on their roster and still think they can go to the World Series?
Leon’s hitting .367 and playing solid defense. Not bad for a journeyman.
Man, I know you’re an angry White Sox fan, but I think you have bigger problems than Zach Putnam. Every team needs middle relievers, and Putnam’s better than most. He’s been pretty consistent the past 3 years
All I know is when Putnam and Petricka went down with injuries the Sox bullpen imploded. They may not be all stars, but they were average, to above average (at times), relievers which it appears are not always easy to find.
My bigger question is what took them this long to get him into surgery to resolve this issue?
The Sox org is a joke, but not because Putnam is here.
Hannigan should be DFA. We all know he is the easiest out in MLB.