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Jose Ramirez Out Five To Seven Weeks

By Anthony Franco | August 27, 2019 at 2:45pm CDT

Aug. 27: Ramirez is expected to miss five to seven weeks recovering from the surgery, the Indians announced. That almost certainly puts an end to Ramirez’s regular season while still leaving open the possibility of a postseason return, should the Indians qualify.

Aug. 25: 10:08am: As is typical with fractured hamates, Ramírez needs to undergo surgery, tweets Zack Meisel of the Athletic. He’ll undergo the procedure tomorrow, at which point there’ll be a further update on his recovery timetable.

8:54am: The Indians announced today they’ve placed José Ramírez on the 10-day injured list with a fractured hamate bone in his right hand. Yu Chang has been recalled from Triple-A Coulmbus to take his place on the 25-man roster.

It’s dreadful news for a Cleveland club in the thick of the postseason mix. The Indians sit two and a half back of the Twins in the AL Central and are just one game clear of the Rays and A’s in a tight wild card race. They’ll now have to make that push without their second-best player.

The 26 year-old Ramírez got off to a stunningly bad start in 2019, but he’d started to come along the past few months. Since June 1 (an admittedly arbitrary cutoff date), Ramírez had hit .286/.332/.571 with 16 home runs in 292 plate appearances. Even that hot streak wasn’t quite at the superstar levels Ramírez had shown the past two seasons, but he again looked like an impact bat who continues to dazzle both on the basepaths and defensively. Unfortunately, an apparently long-simmering wrist discomfort came to a head yesterday, when Ramírez left the game in the first inning after a painful swing.

The Indians didn’t announce a timetable for Ramírez’s return, although we’ve seen recent hamate fractures come with an initial four to six week timeline. Cubs catcher Víctor Caratini missed four weeks with a hamate fracture back in April, while Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo has yet to return from a July 25 hamate injury of his own. To be clear, though, there’s no indication as of yet whether Ramírez’s injury is equally, more, or less severe than those sustained by Caratini and Gallo.

With Ramírez down, the Indians will again turn to the 24 year-old Chang. The Taiwanese infielder gets solid-average tools grades across the board from scouts and ranks as Cleveland’s #10 farmhand at Fangraphs. Chang impressed last year in the Arizona Fall League, but he’s been a bit underwhelming this season at Columbus. In 282 plate appearances as a Clipper, he’s slashed .254/.323/.429 with nine home runs, failing to take advantage of the introduction of the MLB baseball to Triple-A the way some other hitters have. He’ll nevertheless give the Indians a capable defensive option on the dirt.

This will be Chang’s second MLB promotion. He was up for two games while Ramírez was on paternity leave in late June. He and Mike Freeman, who replaced the injured star yesterday, each started one game at the hot corner in Ramírez’s absence then, so it’ll be interesting to see how Terry Francona juggles playing time down the stretch.

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48 Comments

  1. Polish Hammer

    6 years ago

    Shame for Josie who after a rough year from All Star Game to All Star Game and many wrote off saying his stroke was gone and done in MLB, finally found his stroke and was raking. Chang is no answer today, wonder if they can deal for a veteran to hold them over until Ramirez returns?

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    • PopeMarley

      6 years ago

      “Shame for Josie” Is that Jose Ramirez’s wife?

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      • ohiodevil 2

        6 years ago

        It’s a nickname….

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  2. DSB Police

    6 years ago

    The trade deadline passed several weeks ago. The only way to get outside help would be a free agent or someone who has been DFA’ed.

    Reply
    • Polish Hammer

      6 years ago

      There are veterans stuck in AAA not on a 40-man that can be traded for to bridge the gap until he returns.

      Reply
      • ShieldF123

        6 years ago

        Name one decent infield veteran stuck in AAA and worth trading for. Even Spangenberg is gone now

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        • Strike Four

          6 years ago

          Oh man, Carlos Santana is totally going to be the Indians 3B down the stretch, isn’t he?

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        • sufferforsnakes

          6 years ago

          Chang will be playing 3B.

          Reply
  3. Dennid

    6 years ago

    Fortunately adding Puig and Reyes will make this a little less traumatic overall offensively but the whole rash of injuries and illnesses this year for the Tribe makes winning the division and possibly making it to the playoffs less likely.

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    • ShieldF123

      6 years ago

      “Rash of injuries”

      Yankees fans are laughing at this statement

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      • Strike Four

        6 years ago

        Laughing because the Indians don’t force their scrubs to use steroids? Weird flex but ok.

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        • pinstripes17

          6 years ago

          Say it again without crying, strike four.

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          Reply
        • ShieldF123

          6 years ago

          Nothing says “I can’t have an intelligent conversation” like immediate and unsupported PED accusations

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        • Polish Hammer

          6 years ago

          Nothing says “post here about the Yankees” in a thread about the Indians…

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        • ShieldF123

          6 years ago

          Inferiority complex much?

          Reply
        • Twinsfan333

          6 years ago

          Inferiority complex about baseball teams you don’t play on or have any meaniful role with? You are not nearly as smart as you think you are.

          Reply
        • ShieldF123

          6 years ago

          Yes, he’s got an obvious inferiority complex because he’s a fan of a team that’s not as good as the Yankees. Not a tough concept to grasp, apparently it’s over your head though. Try not to call people out and question their intelligence when you’re the one failing to grasp the simple concept.

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        • Twinsfan333

          6 years ago

          Wowzers…hopefully you’re like 20. My wish for you is one day you’ll have enough of a life so the most important thing in your world isn’t the accomplishments of others. I get you don’t have much going on now, but don’t give up hope that there is a future for you and chance to not be such a failure in life.

          Reply
  4. ohiodevil 2

    6 years ago

    Opens the door for a Michael Martinez return!!!!!

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    • partyatnapolis

      6 years ago

      NOOOOOOO

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      • DarkSide830

        6 years ago

        sad thing is he was far better in Cleveland then anywhere else.

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        • Polish Hammer

          6 years ago

          Sadder yet he was far better on the mound than in the field…

          Saddest yet he had the Tribe’s WS hopes in his hands in the Game#7 final AB…

          Reply
    • sufferforsnakes

      6 years ago

      You trying to ruin my day, devil?

      Reply
    • bosoxforlife

      6 years ago

      That’s a good one devil, still laughing.

      Reply
  5. pinballwizard1969

    6 years ago

    Probably going to be out at least 4 to 6 weeks. Could miss the rest of the regular season.

    Reply
  6. DarkSide830

    6 years ago

    unfortunate really, looks like he had been hitting better lately.

    Reply
  7. padreforlife

    6 years ago

    Indians toast

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    • Polish Hammer

      6 years ago

      Kind of like the Padres…

      Reply
      • sufferforsnakes

        6 years ago

        Padres are burnt toast. Very, very burnt toast.

        Reply
  8. ChiSoxCity

    6 years ago

    There goes one championship fantasy team. Picked him 3rd overall this year and he screwed me. Gets hot for a few weeks then out for the season.

    Reply
    • Polish Hammer

      6 years ago

      Shame on him, he should’ve scheduled his injury for December so Bubba the couch surfer could beat Eli the D&D DungeonMaster for the title…

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    • Ronk325

      6 years ago

      If an injury to one player affects your team that much then you probably didn’t have a very good team to begin with

      Reply
  9. Pablo

    6 years ago

    It’s the twins division anyways. Might as well let him get healthy so he can put in some good time to make the Yankees, Boston or LA pay more for his services. He deserves non AL central bottom of the barrel wages.

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    • Polish Hammer

      6 years ago

      Brilliant!

      Reply
    • 101reklaw

      6 years ago

      Jose ain’t goin anywhere. Why would they trade a star who’s signed to a team friendly contract, and under control for 4 more years? Do your homework.

      Reply
  10. jdgoat

    6 years ago

    Now the only question is if they can hold onto a playoff spot. Division is out of the question.

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    • sufferforsnakes

      6 years ago

      Sure, because 2 1/2 games is so difficult to make up.

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      • jdgoat

        6 years ago

        They were probably the second best team as is and then just lost one of their best players. It sure will be tough to make up.

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  11. JayRyder

    6 years ago

    Horrible News. . . This Guy Has Been On Fire. !!

    Reply
  12. lfrient1

    6 years ago

    Baseball certainly is a long season with many twists and turns, highs and lows. Let the Indians play the rest of their games. When we learned in early May that Kluber would miss significant time due to his broken arm, then in early June about Carrasco’s diagnosis with leukemia, who can honestly say that Cleveland would be this close to the Twins when August 26th would arrive? Remember, if the season were to end right now, the Tribe would qualify as a Wild Card team.

    Nevertheless, this injury to Jose is a disappointment

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  13. Col_chestbridge

    6 years ago

    Chang’s AAA numbers need context. Chang suffered a hand injury in spring training this year and tried to play through it in Columbus for a bit before ultimately going back on the IL. His injury was the reason the Indians chose to go with a combination of Max Moroff, Eric Stamets, Brad Miller and later Mike Freman up the middle at the beginning of the year. All but Freeman have since been DFA’d.

    Chang had a .451 OPS when playing hurt in April in Columbus. He went on the IL twice that month, the second time staying down until mid June. In June and July he posted OPS Mark’s over .900. Admittedly he’s been colder in August, but the April stats for him really should be thrown out since it’s known and documented he was dealing with an injured hand at the time.

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  14. Yankeepatriot

    6 years ago

    This is a huge loss for the Indians. He was turning things around big time after his horrible start to the season

    Reply
  15. Dom2

    6 years ago

    Wild card it is

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  16. em650r

    6 years ago

    Scooter G just got released today maybe he can be a answer

    Reply
    • vtadave

      6 years ago

      If he’s the answer, I’d hate to hear the question.

      Reply
    • Polish Hammer

      6 years ago

      Scooter was very good not that long ago, maybe a change of scenery and being inserted into a pennant race gets that back quickly. I don’t know but I think it’s worth considering.

      Reply
  17. bradthebluefish

    6 years ago

    Rays and A’s for Wild Card slots.

    Reply
  18. ElMagoN9ne

    6 years ago

    Theres less than 7 weeks left. Shut him down for the rest of the year. He hurt his wrist. That’s no an easy coming back from a wrist injury. he should be shut down til spring training.

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