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East Notes: Scherzer, Voit, Gurriel Jr.

By TC Zencka | August 10, 2019 at 10:07am CDT

The Nationals shouldered another late-inning loss at Citi Field last night as Sean Doolittle folded in the ninth for four runs and the loss. Max Scherzer’s return is more vital now than ever for the Nats, but there’s still not a clear timetable for his activation from the injured list. He threw off flat ground yesterday and may follow it up with a bullpen session today, but the Nationals are content being cautious with their ace, per MASN’s Byron Kerr (via Twitter). Joe Ross has stepped up in Scherzer’s absence with back-to-back scoreless outings on the road. Lowering a 9.85 ERA to 6.75 over the course of two starts must feel pretty good for Ross, but Scherzer’s health remains Washington’s focus. When he does return, Washington will decide between Ross and Erick Fedde for the fifth starter spot. Let’s head to the American League for a couple of health updates…

  • Yankees first baseman Luke Voit is doing his best to return to the team, but there won’t be a clear timeline until he resumes baseball activities, per George A. King III of the New York Post.  He is running now, but hernia surgery remains a possibility for the 28-year-old Missouri native. Voit built upon his surprising 2018 breakout with more of the same this season. In roughly one season’s worth of playing time between this year and last, Voit appeared in 141 games for 577 plate appearances with a .291/.393/.545 line, 34 home runs and 90 RBIs. With a batting champion taking over for Voit at first (DJ LeMahieu) and another unearthed offensive marvel covering for him at third (Gio Urshela), the Yankees aren’t exactly suffering in Voit’s absence. With a 9 1/2 game lead in the division, they are willing to wait out Voit’s injury in the hopes that he can avoid season-ending surgery.
  • The Blue Jays are placing outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on the 10-day injured list, as Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca tweets. He has been diagnosed with a quadriceps strain. Gurriel is one of the many MLB legacies making waves in Toronto this season with an overall batting line of .279/.331/.548 with 19 home runs. Gurriel Jr. struggled early in the season to the point of being sent back to Triple-A, but since returning from a six-week exile in Buffalo, Yuli’s little brother has looked like an All-Star, hitting .295/.344/.591 with all 19 of his home runs coming since his return. The Blue Jays are rapidly putting together a lineup worth talking about, and Gurriel Jr. is no small part of their future.
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  1. Strike Four

    1 year ago

    How is Scherzer coming back going to stop Doolittle from giving up 4 runs?

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    • RunDMCRunDMC

      1 year ago

      Better start and average offensive support means you don’t need to turn to Dolittle.

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      • scarfish

        1 year ago

        Well played. No pun intended.

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  2. Vizionaire

    1 year ago

    over $42 mil each for next 3 years? must be great!

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    • thelegendofmike

      1 year ago

      Who?

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      • boo rad

        1 year ago

        If speaking of Scherzer, maybe he just forgot the 2 in front of the 3?

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        • srechter

          1 year ago

          Yeah I’m assuming he didn’t read the fine print. A lot of that money is deferred.

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  3. mikec777

    1 year ago

    At some point the Nats need to seriously address the bullpen … it’s a broken record and it’s costing them, for how many years now??? Doolittle isn’t a championship closer, he just isn’t.

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    • steelerbravenation

      1 year ago

      Feels like the whole NL East has major bullpen issues
      Diaz disaster in NY
      Nats issues speak for themselves
      Robertson hasn’t pitched all year
      Braves well I don’t wanna talk about it

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    • Batter Up

      1 year ago

      They should let Rodney get a crack at the closer job

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  4. bosoxforlife

    1 year ago

    Did the writer notice that the Yankees are playing Breyvic Valera at 2nd base?

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    • ctguy

      1 year ago

      The Yankees can afford to play Valera at 2nd. The Rays are 9.5 games behind them and the other AL East teams don’t have a shot at them anyway.

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      • KnicksFanCavsFan

        1 year ago

        Players like Valera fascinate me. He has a career minor league slash of .300./.361./.396 with some stolen bases but little to no power. Didn’t get much more than a cup of coffee for a few years but didn’t show anything. Not expecting him to wow us but wouldn’t it be another great story if he ends up contributing in some meaningful way? The Urshela/Tauchman types are not the kind of guys you usually expect to see on the Yanks.

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    • NYY42

      1 year ago

      That is more because of Torres

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  5. yankeemanuno23

    1 year ago

    As I have said since 4Q 2018 on this blog: Rizzo has proven his incompetency regarding bullpen & closers for the NATS over YEARS! So who’s gonna fire him if the results are the same ?
    And if Rendón walks as FA then it’s gotta be bye bye!

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    • DSB Police

      1 year ago

      Areanado has set the market pretty high for third basemen. Will Rizzo pony up?

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