The Dodgers announced Tuesday that outfielder Alex Verdugo has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right oblique strain. Corner infielder Edwin Rios is up from Triple-A Oklahoma City to give the club another bat in his place. Los Angeles also optioned right-hander Tony Gonsolin to Triple-A Oklahoma City and recalled lefty Caleb Ferguson to add a fresh arm. The Dodgers have the NL West all but wrapped up in early August, so the Dodgers have every reason to proceed with caution regarding Verdugo’s recovery. The longtime prospect has turned in a very strong .294/.342/.475 batting line with a dozen home runs, 22 doubles, two triples and four steals through 377 plate appearances in his first full big league season. Oblique injuries can often take a month to heal, though manager Dave Roberts kept things vague regarding Verdugo, simply telling reporters he’ll need 10 days or more to recover (Twitter link via Ken Gurnick of MLB.com).
Some more notable injury list placements from around baseball…
- The Cubs swapped out one right-hander for another Tuesday, placing Brandon Kintzler on the 10-day IL due to right pectoral inflammation and activating righty Pedro Strop in his place. The 35-year-old Kintzler has rebounded from an awful 2018 run with Chicago (7.00 ERA in 18 innings) to post a 2.33 ERA with 7.8 K/9, 1.9 BB/9, 0.78 HR/9 and a 53.3 percent ground-ball rate in 46 1/3 innings out of the ’pen in 2019. Right-handers must wonder whether to bother stepping into the box against Kintzler, as they’ve managed just a .133/.200/.233 batting line against him this season. Lefties have had more success but still own a lackluster .245/.297/.382 line against Kintzler.
- Left-hander Danny Duffy was placed on the 10-day IL (retroactive to Aug. 4) due to a strained hamstring, the Royals announced. Kansas City has recalled right-hander Jake Newberry from Triple-A Omaha in his place. The 30-year-old Duffy is in the midst of his second straight rough season, having logged a 4.93 ERA with 8.1 K/9, 3.2 BB/9 and 1.70 HR/9 in 100 1/3 innings of work this season. The five-year, $65MM contract signed by Duffy prior to the 2017 season looked plenty affordable at the time, but he’s been hampered by elbow and shoulder impingements since signing that deal (in addition to this more recent, and minor, hamstring issue).
- Indians outfielder Jordan Luplow is headed to the 10-day IL due to a hamstring strain, the team announced. Speedster Greg Allen is back up from Triple-A in a corresponding move. Acquired in an offseason trade with the Pirates, Luplow has proven to be an outstanding platoon outfielder in Cleveland. While he’s only mustered a .230/.269/.322 line against right-handers, he’s laid waste to left-handed opponents with a .305/.407/.667 slash. Luplow has blasted 10 homers and eight doubles in just 105 plate appearances while holding the platoon advantage. The timing of the injury isn’t great for Cleveland, as the Indians are slated to face four lefty starters in the next eight days.
Strop is a bum who looks like an idiot with the sideways hat
You’ve had that queued up for seven seasons and have been waiting for an opportunity to use it. Congrats—-every dog has their day.
Yes should be mandatory that every player wear the uniform and cap appropriate to represent their ballclub in a respectable way.
Not to mention buttoning their jerseys all the way up. We’re at the game to see you play for the team on the front of your jersey, not to see your chest hair.
So Griffey Junior should’ve never worn his hat backwards? Go be a Yankee fan, the rest of us don’t mind individuality.
That was during BP ect.. most mediocre dopes like strop & the arrow shooter wear their hats like that.
Yes and be respectful and not wear all the gold chains and bling like the respectful white players am I right themed. Racist pos
And players should take their names off the back of their jerseys, have a crew cut, and a clean shave. Let the players have some personality
You must love watching Fernando Rodney pitch.
This whole sideways hat thing is always talked about on the cubs Facebook page. He does it for a reason that I can’t think of now but if it was Trout or Yellich doing it nobody would bat an eye.
Maybe you should use a couple of players that aren’t among the best in baseball for your example next time… Great players have a LOT more leeway with literally everything they do.
No, it’s literally just a game. Unless you play for the Yankees there are no rules on how you should look.
It would appear that Pedro Strop has plenty of leeway, since no one has told him to straighten his cap.
All I see here is a couple of commenters complaining about something they have no control over and which isn’t an issue for Strop’s team or MLB.
Ned refuses to consider .an opener. Royals are playing only to develop players, and are down another starting pitcher. Rather than try unique ways to utilize pitching talent, Yost will yell “get off my yard” and run someone out there who likely is not ready to be a starter.
Lester headed to IL next!
He took a beating tonight! Ouch.
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Strop insisted that it isn’t a superstition or some form of defiance.
“It goes back to when I was a little kid,” he said. “If you see pictures of me in baseball or out of baseball, my hat is like that or backwards.”