Twins first baseman C.J. Cron has been placed on the injured list with right thumb inflammation, per a team announcement. Outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. has been recalled to take the vacated roster spot.
Cron has made good on the $4.8MM deal he signed prior to this season after being DFA’ed by the Rays. His .266/.326/.495 slash line almost exactly duplicates the line he put up last season in Tampa Bay. With 17 home runs thus far, Cron has a chance to hit the 30 long balls mark for the second straight season. He’s not alone, of course, on the power-packed Minnesota Twins, who currently roster 9 players with double-digit home runs. The Twins lead the majors in isolated power (.227 ISO) and slugging (.500 SLG), and they’re tied with the Astros with 117 wRC+ as a team.
As useful as Cron has been, he’s far from the least replaceable piece on this Minnesota contender. Miguel Sano has spent some time at first base, and Marwin Gonzalez has played the position with regularity throughout his career. Jason Castro, Mitch Garver, and Kepler could also be options for covering first while Cron is out. With the All-Star break approaching, Cron may not miss much time at all, however.
Wade Jr. had a very short stint with the big league club before being optioned back to Triple-A last Saturday. He appeared in only game in during that time. With Rochester this season, the 25-year-old Wade has hit .246/.392/.356 across 77 games.
First robbed of an All Star then he gets hurt ouch
Gleyber is fine.
Last time I checked Gleyber isn’t a first baseman, and just about anyone can put up his power numbers in that softball park he calls home. Maybe not his batting average, but power numbers for sure.
Rooker needs to be called up
Cron will come back with a vengeance. Fear the Wrath of Cron (as played by Ricardo Montalban)!
The depth the 2019 times have in their organization has protected the team from a variety of injuries that have landed Twins on the IL this season. Hopefully, Rosario, Cron, Austidillo and Odorizzi will return from the IL soon after the All-Star break. In between, keep hitting those dingers and running up the score. The Twins still have 2 more hitters sitting at 9 HR, with only two games to play to join the nine Twins already with ten or more HRs before the All-Star Break.
Sounds like Austidillo is more hurt than originally thought. Hopefully he’ll be back soon nonetheless.
How about Brent Rooker,,(outfield or 1st base) , much better option than Wade
Rooker isn’t on the 40 man roster, won’t need to be added soon either and with the roster crunch of players that need to be added this winter it doesn’t make sense to add him now
That’s why Wade is up right now but they’ll add Rooker likely before the seasons out or in the offseason. They are going to keep him off the 40 man to protect some lesser guys. Likely will see some of them in deals before the deadline.