The Astros have placed infielder Aledmys Diaz on the 10-day injured list, according to Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. Per The Athletic’s Jake Kaplan, Cy Sneed has been recalled to replace Diaz on the active roster, while Brad Peacock has also been activated from the injured list.
While there’s no official diagnosis for Diaz, Rome reports (via Twitter) that the 29-year-old was placed on the injured list after an incident on Saturday ended with Diaz in the hospital. Per manager AJ Hinch, the shortstop is in better health on Sunday and will travel with the team following today’s game.
With Sneed added to the roster, the Astros will carry nine relievers for the time being, a roster construction that will likely hold up very briefly, as Sneed could be replaced by a position player such as Myles Straw or Jack Mayfield.
Peacock, meanwhile, has not pitched for the Astros since June 27, at which point he landed on the injured list with shoulder discomfort. Peacock looked on track to return in mid-July, but a rehab setback prevented him from being activated until today. It appears that the 31-year-old will be deployed as a reliever in the last month-plus of the season after making 15 starts for the club prior to the All-Star break. The additions of Zack Greinke and Aaron Sanchez appear to have mitigated a need that forced Peacock into a starting role after spending nearly all of last season out of the bullpen.
Indeed, Peacock’s reintroduction to the Astros’ formidable pitching staff will only strengthen one of the American League’s juggernauts. While he’s certainly been a serviceable part of the Houston rotation this season, his numbers have taken a noticeable dip from the production he showed as a reliever in 2018, including his swinging strike rate, which sits at 8.8% in 2019 as opposed to 13.5% a year ago. If returning to a bullpen role allows Peacock to revert to the form he showed last year, his late-season return could prove just as valuable as Sanchez’s emergence as a viable starter.
Bullpen has been so poorly managed lately. Guess Hinch got too confident after the 23 run win over the Orioles.
Astros are not that good.
Astros are a very good team. Just going through a rough patch right now like they had earlier in the season. Last time they needed to get home to right the ship, lets see if that happens this time? Playing the listless Tigers should help.
Don’t feed the trolls, it’s pointless. Anyone making that statement clearly doesn’t know baseball or just wants to aggravate people (aka a troll).
Any word on Josh James?
As of August 6th he has just started working out at the Stros spring training facility in Florida. Arm fatigue was the original diagnosis so I wouldn’t be surprised if they took it very slow with him. Best guess is Mid September before we could see him again.
bigwestbaseball you and Diaz have to much Tequila last night?
Probably just a jilted Rangers fan with an inferiority complex. I love passionate baseball fans from other teams, but I can’t stand trolls and/or braindead fans.