3:57pm: Soroka says that an MRI cleared him of any structural issues, as David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution tweets. That’s certainly good news for the team, though presumably a conservative course will still be taken.
2:10pm: The Braves have sent young righty Mike Soroka back to the 10-day DL, per a club announcement. He’s again dealing with inflammation in his pitching shoulder.
To replace him on the active roster, the Atlanta organization selected the contract of infielder/outfielder Danny Santana. A 40-man roster spot was opened for Santana by moving righty Jose Ramirez to the 60-day DL.
Soroka has been quite impressive this year, throwing 25 2/3 innings of 3.51 ERA ball in his first five MLB starts at just twenty years of age. Unfortunately, though, he already missed about a month with a shoulder ailment and is now back on the shelf.
There’s still no indication that there’s a significant underlying problem at play here, though MLB.com’s Mark Bowman tweets that Soroka experienced a velocity drop-off in the midst of his last outing. Needless to say, any kind of issues in the shoulder will certainly be handled with ample care by the Braves, who are counting on Soroka to be a major contributor for years to come.
At this point, we’ll need to await further word before knowing more about Soroka’s outlook. A lengthy absence could certainly impact the team’s plans as the trade deadline approaches. Though rotation depth doesn’t seem to be a particular concern for the Braves at the time being, that can change quickly if injuries or performance issues begin to add up. And an upgrade is always a possibility, too.
The 27-year-old Santana played a significant role down the stretch last year for the Braves, but was non-tendered after the season. He ended up re-joining the organization on a minors deal.
Since his eye-popping debut season in 2014, Santana has struggled to hit at the MLB level. He has produced this year at Triple-A, though, launching 11 long balls and carrying a .539 slugging percentage Of course, Santana also maintains a meager .300 on-base percentage and has drawn just eight walks while going down on strikes 57 times.
Hopefully just more DL manipulation ♂️
Just leave him on the DL and let him recover. Before being called up, the kid was a work horse. No need to rush him. Let him heal. Let’s call up Allard already
Yes big Danny back up
“inflammation in his pitching shoulder”
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Awww, how cute. Think of this one all by yourself??
Just ignore him and thank God that you’re not him
Lol
Could you not?
Just amazed you haven’t been permanently banned.
He was banned once. Then came back.
Can’t th ed Cubs put Alzolay on the 60 day DL even though he is AAA? Would like to see that to have an open roster spot to claim more SP depth from another team like Habino Algoma or Javier Rodrigo, or maybe a outfielder like Shakissme Olajuwami
They could, but then he’d accumulate service time while on the major league DL.
Shut him down and find out what’s wrong so it can be fixed lengthen Gohara out and give him his shot if anybody gets hurt and we need a starter bring up Allard
OK, I am predicting it here first for Braves fans. Kyle Wright to be called up to pitch his first MLB game on June 26th against the Reds instead of Gohara. On another note, Tucker needs to go to Gwinnett to get 100 or so ABs when Acuna comes back next week.
Tucker definitely needs atbats, but for so reason I thought he was out of options.
Why Wright? That doesn’t really make a lot of sense. He has only had half a season at AA, and hasn’t been that effective at even that level. I could maybe see Allard if they were going to go the young prospect debut route.
Can any of DOB, McAlpin, or Bowman find out if it’s legit or if it’s to give him rest. Or are they really THAT much of company men.
Well if any team gets found telling people it’s manipulating the DL as way to let players “rest”, they’ll probably have an MLB investigation on their hands.
Man these boys are fun to watch reminds me so much of 91 they look like they are having so much fun
Hey Bourjos, pack your bags. The team just played a 15 inning game and you came in to sacrifice.bunt Not sure what you did to Snitker, but now you aren’t even used as a late defensive replacement in close games. I guess Snitker feels Culberson and Santana are better defenders than you? LOL.