The Royals have placed right-hander Trevor Cahill on the disabled list with an impingement in his throwing shoulder and recalled fellow righty Kevin McCarthy from Triple-A, tweets Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com.
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Cahill’s injury is the latest and most significant setback during what has been a difficult Royals tenure for the 29-year-old. Kansas City made an aggressive move to acquire Cahill, Brandon Maurer and Ryan Buchter in a late-July trade with the Padres, but the success Cahill had in San Diego over the season’s first few months hasn’t transferred to his new setting.
Cahill has made three starts with the Royals and failed to exceed 4 2/3 frames in any of those outings. Overall, he has tossed 11 innings since the trade and yielded 10 earned runs on 18 hits and nine walks, with just six strikeouts, helping to contribute to the Royals’ post-deadline skid. The club has dropped seven of nine this month to fall to 57-56, yet it’s still just one game out of a wild-card spot in a jam-packed American League race.
While it’s unclear exactly how long Cahill will be on the shelf, a shoulder impingement typically requires at least a few weeks to recover, and it comes at an especially inopportune time for the free agent-to-be. All the more troubling is that Cahill missed time earlier this season with shoulder issues.
As they await Cahill’s return, the Royals are likely to turn to righty Jake Junis, who’s currently in Triple-A, to grab the open spot in their rotation, per Rustin Dodd of the Kansas City Star (Twitter link).
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Wait for it…
Royals have filed a complaint against the Padres demanding the ability to rescind the Cahill for Strahm part of the trade immediately- future headline almost guaranteed.
I mean Strahm is currently hurt as well so you can’t really complain about him. To be honest, even without Cahill the Royals still control Maurer and Buchter in the back end of that bullpen for years to come so this trade really holds its value from them.
Wood was a salary dump, Cahill is a free agent at season’s end so the real trade if you look at the meat and bones is two quality back end relievers with team control, Buchter/ Maurer for two prospects who have high ceilings but are obviously unproven at the moment, Strahm/Perez. So let’s not over-react just yet people.
you can try to make this about the future and the bullpen but the Present and the starting pitching is much more important to the Royals who basically only have this year to win.
I mean with AJ’s reputation it looks bad. But he made 3 starts since the trade. How would AJ see 3 starts down the road?
What reputation???
AJ’s previous trade with the Red Sox he “knowingly” traded an injured player without disclosing it.
Oh, Pomeranz was injured? What did he go on the DL with? Oh, that’s right, nothing. And what is the guy we traded him for currently on the DL with? Oh yeah, Tommy John surgery.
The outcomes of the pitchers involved don’t matter. Padres hid a medical condition, which was against the rules. Espinoza’s surgery came a year after he was Padres property and there was never any hint that Boston misled the Padres over his medicals.
I’m a Padres fan but I can acknowledge that Preller broke the rules last year.
1. You do not have to go on the DL in order to have an injury. There are players who play through injury every single year on every single team. That argument can just be dismissed immediately.
2. That guy you traded for didn’t need TJS when you traded for him. That is the issue here, not disclosing previously known injuries to the team you are trading with. The issue is not that at some point the person you traded with ended up injured (This Cahill injury most likely falls into this second category since there is no evidence that SD hid any information about him). So again, poor argument.
I get it, you’re a padres fan and for some reason feel a personal affront whenever the padres are questioned. Being disingenuous to try to make your point is just a weak tactic though. Preller was suspended by MLB (most recently) for the team’s shady treatment reporting/record keeping. That is the reputation of which people refer to. You can continue to get worked up about it every time, but denying it doesn’t change what happened.
And what was the medical info that the Padres supposedly hid from the Red Sox? That he was taking oral antiinflammatories. And not even prescription antiinflammatories, but the kind you could go buy at your local 7-Eleven right now if you wanted to. The kind several players take.
Really don’t have to argue with a guy who upvotes his comments and downvotes those of people he’s trying to argue with.
OTC or not, MLB has a process and disclosure policy that Preller violated intentionally. You’re confusing outcomes with wrongdoing. It’s like arguing a botched bank robbery shouldn’t result in jail time.
What about Colin Rea?
AJ Preller broke an UNWRITTEN rule about disclosing oral
Medications….like Alleve and muscle relaxers etc.
He has NEVER hidden an injury.
Everyone still talks about the Pomeranz deal but he is healthy and pitching while Espinoza is having TJ.
Where’s the outrage for that?
Just pile on the Padres…..it’s just what people do!
Preller strikes again
that would be something if the royals didn’t make the postseason, which, by the look of things, they won’t
I wonder if the Royals re-engage talks with the Blue Jays on Marco Estrada now.
Cahill was placed on the DL in May with a similar shoulder problem.
Loved Kevin McCarthy in Death of a Salesman and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Best comment of the day ^
He most have spent too much time during close grip upright rows for the ballpark ho..es!
Chacin is still available.
How does this guy Preller keep getting away with it. Somethings tells me Karma won’t be on the Padres side. It already isn’t being in the same division as the Dodgers lol
I doubt highly that Preller is still keeping separate records. He’d be fired immediately. Cahill is an oft-injured pitcher, and presumably the Royals knew what they were getting into when they acquired him.
What is he getting away with? He threw three games before he was injured. You’re just mad cuz you got fleeced by AJ and stuck with Shields and we have Tatis.
Getting away with what?
He came back from the dl and was dealing. His last start with the padres he got lit up. I’m glad someone took Maurer
But the trade wasn’t centered around Cahill
It was centered around butcher and Maurer
Though wood pitch one gem… he hasn’t gotten lit up both times since… so, have an issue? Here is a tissue
He has gotten lit up his last two starts.