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Lonnie Chisenhall Out Eight To Ten Weeks

By Steve Adams | July 10, 2018 at 4:37pm CDT

The Indians announced to reporters today that outfielder Lonnie Chisenhall will miss the next eight to 10 weeks due to a Grade 3 strain of his left calf muscle (Twitter link via Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon-Journal). That timeline will keep Chisenhall on the shelf until at least early September, and if there are any setbacks along the way in his recovery, it could potentially jeopardize the remainder of his season.

It’s a tough loss for the Indians, to be sure. While Chisenhall has been quite prone to injury over the past two seasons, he’s also been an extremely productive hitter when on the field, slashing .297/.368/.503 with 13 homers, 23 doubles and a pair of triples through 365 plate appearances. He was limited to 82 games last season by a concussion, a shoulder sprain and a calf strain, and this will now be his second extended absence of the 2018 season due to a calf injury.

Cleveland has recently been relying on Michael Brantley, Greg Allen and Tyler Naquin in the outfield, with Brandon Guyer and Rajai Davis also representing options on the big league roster. Former first-rounder Bradley Zimmer also remains on hand as an option at the Triple-A level.

For Chisenhall himself, the timing could scarcely be worse. He’s just months away from free agency, and in a best-case scenario, he’d have roughly four weeks to demonstrate his health to teams before the end of the season. He’s already been limited to a mere 95 PAs in 2018, and it’s now quite possible that he’ll head into free agency having played somewhere in the vicinity of 130 to 140 games combined in the two-year platform to his first trip to the open market. Given his success at the plate dating back to 2016 and the fact that he’ll be 30 years old for all of the 2019 season, Chisenhall should still find Major League offers on the market, but his stock is obviously weakened handily by what is now his third calf injury of the past calendar year.

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  1. bleacherbumbleacherbum

    7 months ago

    Wil Myers, Kirby Yates and Jose Pirela for Nolan Jones, Logan Ice and Brady Aiken. Who says no

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    • YankeesBillsNets305

      7 months ago

      Not a chance. Indians don’t have that kind of space to take on Myers’ salary. Even if they did or get the Padres to pay that, the prospect haul is way too light. Plus with Brantley’s questionable at best defense, the last thing they would want is to add another poor defender to the outfield.

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      • Solaris601

        7 months ago

        Unless SD takes Kipnis in that deal. That would be about the only way

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      • beauvandertulip

        7 months ago

        @yankeesbillsnets you realize Myers is a graded as a good defender in the outfield and at 1B both positions he can play for the Indians in that trade, although I agree the package is incomplete without a offset piece to the padres

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    • aruckman

      7 months ago

      The Padres say no… Aiken has zero trade value.. unfortunately

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    • Michael Chaney

      7 months ago

      Aiken and Ice have no trade value. And I’m an Indians fan.

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    • padres_2020

      7 months ago

      This is basically a salary dump for Myers’ contract and there is no way the Padres do something like this.

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  2. sufferfortribesufferfortribe

    7 months ago

    Bring up Brandon Barnes!

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    • Michael Chaney

      7 months ago

      It’s probably the best option unless and until they can make a trade at the deadline.

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  3. John Tell

    7 months ago

    Does this mean a reunion with Austin Jackson?

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    • Polish Hammer

      7 months ago

      I hope not, they need a bigger bat in that lineup.

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      • John Tell

        7 months ago

        I love the Tribe but we did that last year with Bruce. I agree the lineup needs a shakeup. I’m just not sure that getting a big bat is more important than a solid pen arm.

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        • Polish Hammer

          7 months ago

          They need a solid setup man, a solid pen arm and a solid bat in RF.

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        • Polish Hammer

          7 months ago

          Holy F&$#!!! Bauer is lights out and their closer bows it just like they blew Klubers great outing the other night. They need bullpen help ASAP! And they bring Otero in to try and close out Allen’s mess? Really?

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        • Polish Hammer

          7 months ago

          And now it’s because Willis got “OT” (Otero) up when Francona called for “OP” (Oliver Perez)….SMH

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        • sufferfortribesufferfortribe

          7 months ago

          I call BS on TF’s explanation of his interaction with CW about OT and OP.

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        • Polish Hammer

          7 months ago

          I do too, he threw himself under the bus for Carl’s screwup. Pitching coaches and managers sit down and discuss pregame who will be available or not. Just like when they get their closer up in a non-save situation they also discuss not using Otero because he’s pitched in 4 of 5 nights. This whole club ranks right up here with the Phillies yanking the starter with nobody warming up.

          Still, regardless of the screwup they never should have been in that position but Allen has been poor this year.

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    • chadkaboom

      7 months ago

      soon as I seen the Giants traded him I had a gut feeling the tribe were going to be in on him with the rangers.

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    • Solaris601

      7 months ago

      NOOOOO!!!!’

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  4. ThePriceWasRight

    7 months ago

    jose Bautista to play RF? or see the price on Adam Jones?

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    • ThePriceWasRight

      7 months ago

      maybe jerys and Jose or Jones and Brach

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    • Polish Hammer

      7 months ago

      I’d kick the tires on Jones, but no thanks to Bautista.

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      • hojostache

        7 months ago

        Bautista has been surprisingly good this year. Hopefully the Mets can love him for a lotto ticket guy.

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  5. TJECK109

    7 months ago

    Might be able to pull Corey Dickerson

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    • Solaris601

      7 months ago

      Dickerson notoriously disappears in the second half, but this year he started early.

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  6. Stevie E. B.

    7 months ago

    They may add Machado, which would replace his bat and then some…

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    • wjf010

      7 months ago

      I think Detroit is keeping Dixon Machado. Indians won’t be in on the other one.

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  7. ohiodevil

    7 months ago

    Melky will be back sooner than expected

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    • Polish Hammer

      7 months ago

      Agreed, he didn’t have a spring training so he’s in Columbus trying to find his groove and then get called up.

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      • Bocephus

        7 months ago

        More like finding his magic little helpers.

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  8. Solaris601

    7 months ago

    With Chisenhall’s excessive injury history these past few years I see him getting minors offers this winter with invitations to spring training, but no major league team is gonna commit until he shows he can stay healthy for more than a few weeks here and there. I’m just hoping the Tribe wisely moves on.

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  9. backseatgm

    7 months ago

    I think Chisenhall may benefit from an improved muscle hydration routine.

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  10. davidcoonce74davidcoonce74

    7 months ago

    Woah…Lonnie Chisenhall is injured? Holy…well stop the presses.

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  11. Burgeezy

    7 months ago

    Imagine if we still had Clint Frazier…sure could use him this year.

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