Nationals shortstop Trea Turner is set to launch a rehab assignment today, Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com reports on Twitter. He’ll open at High-A Potomac.
Turner was off to a scorching start to the season before he suffered a broken right index finger, with two home runs and four steals in just four games of action. The club’s ensuing struggles can’t be blamed entirely on the absences of Turner and others, but it has most assuredly not helped.
It isn’t yet known how long Turner will need to ramp back up, but his rehab assignment is capped at twenty days. It seems reasonable to hope that the Nats will have Turner in action for most or all of the month of June; they’ll need him to be at his best if they’re to regain ground in the NL East.
the nats certainly need him back atop their lineup
Hopefully he can pitch the 8th inning as well as play shortstop; he couldn’t do worse than what the Nats have in their bullpen
This is the truest statement I’ve read today.
How can Turner be 3rd on the team in offensive WAR when he’s only played 4 games? How can he have more value than Soto or Eaton?
WAR does not simply increase, hence we have guys that finish seasons with negative WAR values. So far Adam Eaton has been average overall – slightly below average hitting, average defense, and above average base running. He’s on pace for a 2 win season. Meanwhile, Soto is hitting above average while his defense has been very poor, rendering him a replacement level player SO FAR. Of course he could have one good week and shoot up to half a win or more.