SUNDAY: An MRI on Travis’ knee revealed a bone bruise with a small flap of cartilage caught in the joint, according to the Blue Jays. A knee scope is likely for Travis, whom the team expects to be ready for Spring Training.
SATURDAY: Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis’ season is over after suffering a knee injury, Brendan Kennedy of the Toronto Star was among those to report (Twitter links: 1 2 3). Travis has been replaced on the Jays’ ALCS roster by Justin Smoak.
Notably, Travis had already suffered a knee injury this postseason, having suffered a bone bruise during the ALDS. Jays GM Ross Atkins claims, though, that Travis’ current knee troubles are unrelated, a condition that had to be met for Major League Baseball to approve a roster change at this point. MLB postseason roster rules also state that a player who has been replaced in the middle of a series due to an injury cannot play for the rest of the postseason, which means Travis can’t return for the World Series, should the Blue Jays advance.
Travis hit .300/.332/.454 in 432 plate appearances in the regular season. He has batted 1-for-12 this postseason, sharing playing time at second with Darwin Barney. Barney and Ryan Goins will presumably handle second base in his absence.
Travis is a solid ball player, but just cannot stay healthy – too bad. Jays traded Anthony Gose to acquire Travis, a good deal.
Agreed…starting to look like Tulo-lite. Talented and worth trying to hold on to, but a magnet for injuries.
Why was Liriano allowed back into postseason after being swapped out? Are concussion rules different?
Yes. Here’s a good explanation: http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/mri-reveals-no-structural-damage-traviss-knee-liriano-test-results-pending/
Its not looking as if he will miss all that much unless the Jays bats come alive.. Too bad for the jays, he was an important piece