Indians right-hander Trevor Bauer has been placed on the 10-day disabled list due to a “small stress fracture” in his right fibula, manager Terry Francona tells reporters (Twitter link via Jordan Bastian of MLB.com). Bauer sustained the injury upon being hit by a comebacker in a recent start, and there’s no timetable for his return to action just yet. Left-hander Tyler Olson is up from Triple-A to take his spot on the roster for now, and righty Adam Plutko will join the team this weekend to start in Bauer’s place.
Fortunately for the Indians, they can afford to be cautious with a return for Bauer. Cleveland holds a virtually insurmountable 12.5-game lead over the Twins in the American League Central with just under seven weeks to play this season, so while the loss of one of their best pitchers undoubtedly stings, it’ll have almost no bearing on their ability to reach the postseason.
Having said that, the eventual determination of Bauer’s recovery timeline will be a significant development to follow. Certainly, Cleveland will hope to have Bauer back in enough time that he’s able to be relied upon as a member of the postseason rotation. The Indians will likely pair Corey Kluber and Bauer atop their starting mix in the postseason, giving them one of the more formidable one-two punches in all of October baseball (Bauer’s health permitting).
The 27-year-old Bauer has long been touted as a potential top-of-the-rotation arm, and he’s realized that potential and stepped up into “ace” territory in 2018. Through 166 frames this year, Bauer boasts a sensational 2.22 ERA with 11.6 K/9, 3.0 BB/9, 0.43 HR/9 and a 44.2 percent ground-ball rate.
Fielding-independent metrics like FIP (2.38), xFIP (3.12) and SIERA (3.18) all largely support his breakout campaign, and Bauer’s combination of innings, strikeouts and run prevention would quite likely have thrust him among the front-runners for American League Cy Young honors. If he’s able to return in reasonably short order, perhaps that’s still possible, but missing even a few starts could jeopardize that possibility, given the strength of performances by other contenders, including Chris Sale, Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole, Blake Snell and his teammate (and reigning Cy Young winner) Kluber.
How long does that type of injury typically take to recover from
I think it depends where and how bad. If his is anything like mine was, I stayed off of it for a little less than 3 weeks but had a hard time walking at first, then running. It took 8 weeks for me to feel 100% That’s his leg that he pushes off the rubber with so I am guessing they will be pretty cautious with him so it doesn’t re-injure.
So since it is “small” probably 6 weeks plus rehab so 7-8 weeks until he returns…He’ll probably return around the 1st round of playoffs.
Couldnt have happened to a nice guy.
WOW, way to get right down in the gutter…
*hands you a tissue*
and forgive me for having zero sympathy for a guy who accused an entire pitching staff of cheating earlier this offseason.
Maybe you should have kept that tissue handy
“ . . . forgive me for having zero sympathy for a guy who accused an entire pitching staff of cheating . . . “
Um, what if he is correct about the cheating? Should count for something, no.
Major..what a classy guy I’d say either way…
Major…wanna good laugh go read the Cano article.
“ . . . what a classy guy I’d say either way . . . “
Yeah, there’s something about gleefully trampling on someone whilst they are down which doesn’t sit well. And all because a player chose to walk down the well-trod path of MLB cheaters. Nothing to celebrate here.
“ . . . go read the Cano article.”
You want me to read tfa, tgcf? Didn’t know that was allowed. But I’ll give it a shot anyway.
Um…. you might wanna check out the link I posted in that thread before continuing in that thread. And I mean this as a lifeline, not an anchor. This is old news for anyone who read a recent bio of #7, particularly Ms. Leavy’s “The Last Boy.” Highly recommended. Living life like MM— not so much.
Never said Mantle was without flaws, but to include those players with Clemens is nuts. Yes I’m aware of the Mantle Bios.
“ . . . to include those players with Clemens is nuts.”
Perhaps you can help me draw a line then. Both MM and RC chose to ingest chemicals which each believed would give him an edge on his opponents. Neither violated MLB rules when they used and neither was sanctioned for using. Maybe Clemens used more/more often and benefitted more from use but I’m looking for your help here, where do you find a meaningful distinction between the two?
Need I point out once again that cheating to win in baseball is older than four balls and three strikes, older than catcher’s masks, older than catcher’s shin guards, older than fielder’s gloves, older than overhand pitching, older even than MLB. Whitey Ford admitted throwing scuffed baseballs and Yogi Berra admitted scuffing them for him. Neither had any problem admitting, after the fact, that they had cheated to win. You wanna throw Whitey and Yogi out of the HoF or is/was their brand of cheating acceptable? Help me draw a line here.
And finally, do remember why PEDs are banned. It isn’t to preserve modern MLB records or keep the playing field level. It’s because PEDs are perceived to pose a health risk. Some day there will be PEDs without harmful side effects. At that point players will not only be permitted to take them, it’ll be expected of them, like time in the gym.
I would say something, but will choose instead not to sink to your level.
I’m an Indians fan so I’m biased towards Bauer; I love having him on my favorite team, but I’ll admit that he’d probably be easy to hate if he played for a different team because he’s that kind of guy. But to be glad he’s injured is pretty messed up.
Bauer is my least favorite player in the MLB by a long shot but wishing injury on someone is terrible
Honestly if I wasn’t an Indians fan I probably wouldn’t like Bauer either so I get it…but yeah you’re exactly right
Who wished him hurt? Simply state I have no sorrow for him. Quit inferring.
Odds that playing with a drone caused this injury
99.9%
Are you an idiot? He got hit by a line drive.
#troll
somewhere gerrit cole is laughing
Along with every Astros fan.
Exactly the lack of class I’d expect from “every Astros fan.”
Gerrit Cole also told him in college that he’d never be a good baseball player. He’s a jerk
Bauer never did single out a specific team or pitcher, but the guilty consciences took care of all of that. And if you really look into what he was alluding to you’d see a lot of what he said makes sense.
“If only there was just a really quick way to increase spin rate. Like what if you could trade for a player knowing that you could bump his spin rate a couple hundred rpm overnight…imagine the steals you could get on the trade market! If only that existed…”
— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) May 1, 2018
“Gerrit Cole Four-Seam Spin Rate
YEAR SPIN RATE
2015 2,157
2016 2,183
2017 2,163
2018 2,332
Batters never hit worse than .243 against Cole’s four-seam fastball—until this year. They’re hitting .110. Okay, small sample—it’s just one month.
But that jump in four-seam spin rate (albeit based on 274 heaters this year and 1,603 last year) is eye-catching. I don’t know of an equivalent. We’ll have to see how the year plays out.”
Gerritt Cole never threw a 4 seamer in Pitt. He threw a 2 seam and sinker. Spin rates are different.
Wrong, those numbers are specific to his 4 seamer.
Trajectory and Movement – from 03/30/2007 to 08/14/2018
Pitch Type Count Freq Velo (mph) pfx HMov (in.) pfx VMov (in.) H. Rel (ft.) V. Rel (ft.)
Fourseam 7171 48.10% 96.61 -6.98 8.32 -2.45 5.73
Sinker 2249 15.09% 96.19 -8.98 5.90 -2.54 5.64
Change 939 6.30% 88.72 -8.54 4.56 -2.54 5.50
Slider 2688 18.03% 88.37 2.63 0.89 -2.55 5.61
Curve 1853 12.43% 82.76 7.13 -4.60 -2.45 5.64
Time to recall Josh Tomlin.
Ugh, I think I just threw up in my mouth.
No worries….Red Sox 2018 World Champs!
Well youll have 2 out of 3 chances to celebrate a ws win wont you.