The Rockies have placed righty Seunghwan Oh on the 10-day injured list with a left abdominal strain. MLB.com’s Thomas Harding (via Twitter) reported the move, which is retroactive to June 7th.
Taking the active roster spot is lefty Phillip Diehl. His contract was selected to the 40-man roster.
Oh has not pitched since May 30th, making for quite a lengthy stretch of inactivity for a player on the active roster. He has struggled quite a bit to open the season, working to a 9.33 ERA in 18 1/3 innings with 7.9 K/9 and 2.9 K/9. Opposing hitters haven’t struggled to make good contact, with 29 total hits and six long balls.
Diehl, 24, came to the Rox in a pre-season swap with the Yankees. He has compiled 29 strikeouts against eight walks in 27 1/3 upper-minors frames this year. Diehl owns a 2.30 cumulative ERA, though that mark has risen a fair bit since he was promoted to Triple-A following 13 1/3 scoreless frames at Double-A.
Who dat?
If he has not pitched since May 30th, then why is the IL placement only retroactive to June 7th? I thought retroactive IL stints were based on the last time someone played in a game.
Would you want a 9+ era coming back sooner?
Two things. 1) Small sample size. 2) You completely missed the point of my question.
I thought he made the trek back to Korea. Good for him. Hope he does well!!