Reds infielder Alex Blandino suffered a torn ACL in his right knee on Friday, John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer writes. Blandino will miss the rest of the season, though the length of the recovery period (five to six months, Fay writes) suggests his 2019 isn’t in jeopardy. A first-round pick (No. 29 overall) of the Reds in 2014, Blandino debuted in the majors this year and batted .234/.324/.289 in 147 plate appearances. Defensively, he saw action at several positions, logging double-digit appearances at second, third and shortstop.
A few more injury updates from around the game…
- After returning Friday from a two-month absence, left fielder Yoenis Cespedes missed the Mets’ game Saturday while dealing with soreness, Tim Healey of Newsday reports. Cespedes, who revealed Friday that he has calcification in his heels and may need surgery, will meet with a foot specialist and have an MRI next week, per Healey. Despite that, the Mets haven’t ruled Cespedes out for Sunday’s game, according to manager Mickey Callaway.
- The Angels activated right-hander Nick Tropeano from the disabled list and optioned fellow righty Eduardo Paredes to Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday. Tropeano, who started the Angels’ game Saturday, missed just under a month and a half with inflammation in his pitching shoulder. He’s among a cavalcade of Angels who haven’t been able to get through the season unscathed, which helps explain their disappointing record (49-49). The 27-year-old entered Saturday with a 4.83 ERA/4.86 FIP, 7.33 K/9 and 3.33 BB/9 over a 10-start, 54-inning span.
- Rangers catcher Jose Trevino has undergone season-ending left shoulder surgery, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports, adding that he should be ready for spring training in 2019. The 25-year-old had a poor season at the plate at the Triple-A level (.234/.284/.332 in 201 trips), but he’s a well-regarded defender who ranks as the Rangers’ 21st-best prospect at MLB Pipeline. Trevino also earned his first major league promotion this season, collecting eight PAs.
Cespedes was DH. And already suffering soreness? Get the surgery
From a team stand point Cespedes should have that procedure done now. Mets are going nowhere this year, by the time he’s back it’ll be this time next year, and with him being Yoenis Cespedes, there’s a great deal of value there to being with for a trade. Likelihood is that the Mets aren’t going to be doing a whole lot next year too.
It all depends on what Cespedes of course wants to do, but that has to be the best scenario for Mets
And insurance can pay part of his salary…..
1) That makes too much sense for the Mets. They would rather trot him out there every 5 days with a visible and debilitating limp, snipe at his lack of toughness through the press, then hire his girlfriend, and fire her publicly once pregnant.
2) There is insurance on Wrights contract, I never heard anything about it on Cespedes’ deal.
All large player contracts are protected by life insurance.
Beyond that, the team may carry insurance which compensates the team if the player is medically incapable of fulfilling the contract (think Prince Fielder). Whether the Mets took such a policy on Cespedes needs to be seen, but it doesn’t pay out if he has surgery to repair a condition, just if he retires due to injury during the contract.
Wright is not retired…..
Depends on the insurance policy. Some policies for pitchers, for example, cover the team if they have TJS, usually if the player has a history of a related injury
No value. $58 million owed after this season..Look at how many games he has missed over the last 4 years..one full season. Can’t stay on the field
Blandino was such a freak accident. I knew as soon as it happened that was it, so did the Reds announcers
What happened?
He tore his acl in his right knee.
Pirate slid early on a double play to avoid contact, cleat dug into mud because of the rain and caused him to pop up and roll into his knee. Looked ugly but the runner tried to avoid impact
Reds gotta hit a Pirate tomorrow. It’s baseball code if the other team hurts one of your guys even unintentionally you must throw a 94 mph fastball into his ribs the next day. It’s a unwritten rule, nobody knows who the dummy was that wrote it but it’s there.
Thsnks!
Correction: Trevino played double-A, and he has been battling nagging injuries all season.
No sympathy for the angels, as a dodger fan we had a full rotation plus more on the DL at points and we figured it out.
Angels have had more players on the DL. Out of the original nine starters on the 40-man roster, one has not been injured—Jaime Barria, who has been up and down from the minors.
The Angels to start 9 different pitchers in their first 13 games.
Then they lost their closer, 2 more relievers, starting third baseman (Cozart) and a catcher.
Please Dodgers fans, think before you speak.
And (starter) Otani.
Dodger fans leave out the part where they have so much depth they put guys on the DL to rest them.
The Angels might have broken the record for injured players already. They have it worse.
And the Angels chased away their GM who now has Seattle winning…..
And they don’t regret it one bit. Dipoto helps teams have good runs but opens small windows the team won’t win anything in. Eppler much better at building a foundation for the long haul.
Dipoto destroyed the farm and insisted that Giavatella was the future at 2B and Matt Joyce needed to be the starting LF. Mariners are doing well now because a couple gambles have paid off, but Dipoto still ravaged the farm to do it. Even if they’re really good for the next 3 years, they won’t have a farm to stand on. Dipoto is solid for a short term push if his gambles pay off. They didn’t with the Angels and he had no reason to be allowed to keep that job.
Good move for Cincinnati Reds
Dipoto basically destroyed the Angels farm system.
I agree with this statement.