Following a dramatic removal from last night’s contest with the Giants, Rockies outfielder David Dahl has officially been placed on the 10-day injured list with a high right ankle sprain, according to a team announcement. In a corresponding move, Colorado recalled outfielder Yonathan Daza from Triple-A Albuquerque.
Even casual NL West observers are probably aware of Dahl’s lengthy relationship with the injury bug. Though the sweet-swinging outfielder has been touted as a future offensive force since being selected 10th overall by Colorado in 2012, his only trouble has been remaining available. Dahl missed the entire 2017 season with a series of torso injuries, and just this April suffered a “left-side core injury”, that–similar to today’s news–resulted in an IL placement and a recall of the 25-year-old Daza.
That recall resulted in just 19 at-bats for Daza–19 at-bats in which the outfielder looked generally overmatched. Though no timetable has been given for Dahl’s return, it stands to reason that Daza could have a longer opportunity this time to convince skipper Bud Black that the 132 wRC+ he has posted in Triple-A this season is more than smoke and mirrors. Regardless, the All-Star Dahl will likely be missed by a Colorado group that has struggled mightily in recent weeks; their 51-59 record has them in sole possession of the NL West cellar.
Poor guy. Dudes amazing when healthy, he’s just never ever healthy
The guy literally lost his spleen on an outfield collision in the minors. I love him as a player, but I hope the Rockies don’t sign him to a long term deal. He is so reminiscent of a Tulo except in the OF.
COL will just ride out his arb years in hopes he gets past the string of constant injuries (very similar to CLE and Michael Brantley). Dahl killed it in the 2nd half last year, so one would hope at some point his body will reach a state of good health for more than just a few weeks at a time.
The greatest ability is availability!