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Rangers Place Jose Leclerc On 45-Day Injured List

By Steve Adams | July 30, 2020 at 5:40pm CDT

5:40pm: The Rangers announced that Leclerc will be shut down for at least four weeks and will undergo platelet-rich plasma treatment later this week. He’s been placed on the 45-day injured list, which opens a spot on the 45-man roster.

5:05pm: Rangers closer Jose Leclerc has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain of the teres major in his right shoulder, the team announced to reporters (Twitter link via Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram). It’s the same diagnosis that recently sidelined Corey Kluber for the bulk of the 2020 season, though the club believes Leclerc’s injury to be a bit less severe. An exact timeline isn’t clear just yet, but Leclerc will miss a significant portion of the shortened 2020 season.

It’s not immediately cleae who’ll step into the ninth inning in Leclerc’s absence. Nick Goody got the call and converted a save last night with Leclerc unavailable, and he’s one of the more experienced arms in the Texas ’pen (despite being claimed off release waivers this winter). Veterans Jesse Chavez and Edinson Volquez are the only other relievers on the roster who have even two full years of Major League service time. A committee of sorts seems likeliest for now, although Goody’s perfect inning last night could give him the inside track if the Rangers opt to go with a set ninth-inning option.

Leclerc, 26, showed the ability to miss bats in bunches as a rookie in 2017 but demonstrated alarming control issues that year. In 2018, he looked to have put everything together, though, when he fired 57 2/3 frames of 1.56 ERA ball with 12 saves, 13.3 K/9 and 3.9 BB/9. That electric showing led the Rangers to sign him to a four-year, $14.75MM extension in March 2019. He stumbled out of the gates last year, but after a miserable month of April the flamethrowing righty pitched to a 3.57 ERA with 86 strikeouts against 30 walks in 58 frames.

The Rangers still have Leclerc signed through at least the 2022 season, and his contract contains affordable options for the 2023 and 2024 seasons: $6MM and $6.25MM, respectively. Leclerc is earning $2.25MM in 2020 (about $810K, prorated) and is guaranteed $4MM in 2021 and $4.75MM in 2022.

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16 Comments

  1. TJECK109

    5 years ago

    Is teres major a new way of saying something else? Second time I’ve seen it this season

    Reply
    • toooldtocare

      5 years ago

      And both on the Rangers.

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    • toooldtocare

      5 years ago

      It’s the muscle below the rotator cuff. It’s not involved in the rotation motion of the arm

      Reply
  2. User 4245925809

    5 years ago

    I’ve been a fan of the game for well over 50y and never heard of this injury. Reminds me of Earl Weaver telling the press 1 time that Jim Palmer would injure body parts and miss games he had never heard of.

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  3. DarkSide830

    5 years ago

    did he catch it from Kluber?

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  4. bogs79

    5 years ago

    Would like to see Texas give the closer job to Volquez for the rest of the year.

    Reply
  5. RockHard

    5 years ago

    Rangers have now lost the 2 most important pitchers to their success this season. RIP

    Reply
    • stars14

      5 years ago

      They are definitely not the 2 most important pitchers. Leclerc is the poster child for inconsistency

      Reply
      • RockHard

        5 years ago

        To their success.. we know the top 2 are good.. need something behind that…

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    • Breezy

      5 years ago

      Lance Lynn and Mike Minor would like a word with you.

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      • RockHard

        5 years ago

        We know those guys will be good… if the rangers really want to contend they needed Kluber and Leclerc to be good.. now they just simply lack the talent……

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  6. Rangers29

    5 years ago

    Wow. This has to make Demarcus Evans fairly close to coming up, right? He needs more control, but that can be dealt with. Or will we finally trade for a bullpen arm? Who knows, all I hope is that Leclerc comes back strong.

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  7. Dorothy_Mantooth

    5 years ago

    Rangers have a major teres problem!

    Reply
  8. tschdery

    5 years ago

    Touché Rangers

    Reply
  9. brucenewton

    5 years ago

    5th

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  10. mlbnyyfan

    5 years ago

    It’s time to trade Lynn and Minor while there value couldn’t be higher. I would even trade Elvis for the right package. Time for a complete rebuild and start spending the money on free agents.

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