The Padres announced that they’ve placed outfielder Wil Myers on the 10-day disabled list with a “left foot contusion/bone bruise”, retroactive to yesterday. In his place, they’ve recalled fellow outfielder Franmil Reyes.
It’s been about six weeks since the club made the reverse transaction; that is to say, they activated Myers from the DL and optioned Reyes to Triple-A. Myers had been on the shelf with an oblique injury for about two months, and will now be out for a yet-to-be-determined amount of time.
There’s not a significant 2018 impact here for the 43-69 Padres, regardless of how long Myers is out. But it’s certainly a moral blow to a team that when 5-20 in July and hasn’t been able to find its footing in a tough NL West division that also features the Dodgers, Rockies, Diamondbacks and Giants. The silver lining is that a bone bruise probably won’t have a serious long-term impact on Myers’ ability to take the field, despite the fact that he’s got somewhat of an injury history.
For the time being it would seem as though Reyes will directly replace Myers in the outfield, with some combination of Travis Jankowski, Manuel Margot and Hunter Renfroe set to complete the picture. Reyes, for his part, has struggled to a .221/.270/.423 batting line in a small major-league sample so far, though he does come with a prolific power track record in Triple-A.
Guy is paper machete
Oddly held up okay at 1B. But put him on the grass and seems he’s guaranteed to comes up limp
…and luckily SD is an organization where 1B will be clear for years for him! Haha
There was talk leading up to this injury about trying Myers out at 3rd base. This would not only get him “back on the dirt”, but fill an organizational need.
Likely too much moving around for his clearly delicate body. But maybe worth at least a shot. With his salary he is not going anywhere so have to figure something out.
What in the world makes you think Myers can play 3b?
Idk if you didn’t read carefully, but beersy said that there were talks amongs the staff that they could experiment and move him to third. If you go to the Padres website then you’ll find the article. He has been getting some grounders at third during batting practice, and they also mentioned that he would also play 3B during spring training of next year. Can he play third? Nobody knows because no one has seen him play third. At this point they should give it a shot because hey can’t stay healthy out in the grass
Multiple reports of him taking balls at 3rd base recently. In my opinion hes still too fragile for the position.
He played 3rd in high school. Been taking grounders recently…it doesn’t matter now….always hurt. Such a bad decision by Padres. Put him on waivers … He needs to go to AL and be a DH.
At this point, why not try him at 3b? There’s a black hole at the position now anyway and if it gets him out of the outfield, they might as well go for it.
#chinadoll
It just baffles me how some players can be so injury prone
Myers had been hitting, but the team still losing. This may help their draft position next year, so this may be a positive in the long run.
If the season was over today the Padres would be getting the 4th overall pick. I agree, this is definitely a positive in the long run. This pick could either be a good trade chip for the Padres or a future starter for them in the long run if they chose to keep him and if he doesn’t fail to perform. It looks like the Padres will make a run to be at least a .500 team next season, specially with Tatis, Urias, Mejia and Allen expected to be in the team next year. So this is probably the last time the Padres might get a top 15 pick if they’re agressive in the offseason
Let’s hope. The Padres have the payroll flexibility to be major players this offseason. With all of the young guys coming up, a big signing and a big trade, they could be right in it in this NL West division.
You can’t trade a draft pick until after they are drafted. So he could be trade capital, but that wouldn’t be until about a year from now.
He’s not hitting lefties .200
.217* and he also has a .517 slugging against lefties
Dude played 157 in ‘16 and 155 in ‘17. I wouldn’t call him injury prone. More like he’s had a rough year.
303 of those 312 games were at 1B – hence my above comment.
This year he moved back to the OF, and this is now his 3rd DL trip of 2018. He has gone right back to pre-2016 Myers upon taking the grass
Logically though, you’d have to recognize that a foul ball off the foot and an oblique, suffered while swinging the bat, are not injuries incurred by, or because of playing on the grass…
No doubt in this specific case. But there is also a very distinct pattern overall. And who’s to say he even misses 10 days with this bruise if he were still at First
His body wears down in OF. Yes an oblique injury is not a coincidence
Dude played 88 games in 2013. 87 games in 2014. 60 whole games in 2015 and a whopping 44 entire games this year. All these years are where he played OF. Heck yes he is injury prone!
You point out two years where he played 1B. Which is the entire point. He breaks down when playing OF.
But Preller thought he gad to have Hosmer! What a major blunder.
Preller is joke
It’s a lost year so at this point probably best to play young players regularly and see what they can do.
Unfortunately, they don’t play young guys regularly. They will platoon Reyes/Renfroe with jankowski like they have done all year
The front office should be sizing up albatrosses on other teams to determine ultimately who they could best use in a bad contract swap this winter. They can try Myers at 3B, but if that doesn’t work they will need to match up with a team that needs a 1B/DH. Twins will have a need if they don’t bring Mauer and/or Morrison back. Ironically SD already took on their bad contract in Phil Hughes.
The idea is intriguing to me – trying him At 3rd…Maybe he could have less trouble paying attention. He is a little taller than most guys over there, but he has good hands and a strong arm. It’s not a crazy idea, but does anyone think Wil Myers is going to spend his whole offseason working at it??? Me neither…
Let’s move guy who can’t stay healthy can’t defend any position to 3B at 28 sounds like plan done by Monkees at the zoo
That is one hell of an anemic outfield offense without Myers. Not one of them cracks league average OPS+. I get that they are young but wow.
Same with the Indians. Take away Brantley and all that’s left are a bunch of kids and over the hill veterans. Martin isn’t terrible but he’s also been an Indian for less than a week.
The Tribe’s needs last winter: bullpen, outfield, find a taker for Kipnis. They went 0 for 3. I’m guessing they thought those holes would somehow fill themselves, but they didn’t (they never do). Not sure how they managed to hijack Oscar Mercado from STL, but that was a big step in the right direction because it doesn’t appear CLE has any other OF close to ready in the minors. Martin? I guess they could’ve done worse, but they sure could have done better.
You guys got a steal with mercado
What a shame that Preller wasted all those resources on an 8 year contract for Hosmer!
IIRC Myers played third in college. He has the athleticism for it but it seems quite unlikely that his injury woes will suddenly go away at third compared to the outfield. Less running though, so perhaps.
It really looks like Preller made quite the mistake by signing Hosmer. I was at least somewhat on board with the signing when it was made (its not quite as bad of a contract as it seems because of the option years) but Myers just needs to be at first to stay on the field, and hes very obviously the most talented of the Padres hitters. Not that that’s saying much.
The option years make the contract worse. It’s a player option.
Really Sherlock lol
Hosmer will be a solid 1B for most of that contract, but he definitely isn’t enough of a difference-maker to warrant the $$$$ or the years. The upside is he’s unlikely to be another Chris Davis, but the FO had to realize that bumping Myers (and his contract) to the OF was wishful thinking on their part. Now they have to try to get even more creative because the likelihood of finding a taker for him in a trade is quite remote.
The best case scenario is that Hosmer opts out at the first chance he gets. At least they had the sense to frontload the contract. Still, I don’t think giving Hosmer all of this money and leaving Myers out to dry in the OF was the smartest move on the FO’s part.
Hosmer opting out isn’t a best case scenario because if he does then it means the 3/$39m remaining on his contract looks like a bargain.
Hosmer opting out really lol
What’s new from Preller 226 mil total for Hosmer and Myers
I’m so sick of this Reyes guy. He needs to be off the 40 man like 2 months ago
He’s nothing more than a warm body, but I guess in a lost season like this it doesn’t really matter much.
Myers has basically only ever been healthy when playing first base. It’s not like he’s some great defender in the outfield either.
And Hosmer is batting 250/318/382 this year.. 0.1 WAR. He’s not good at all.