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Injury Notes: Naughton, Schmidt, Thorpe

By TC Zencka | February 27, 2021 at 10:49am CDT

Angels prospect Packy Naughton has been diagnosed with a Grade 1 UCL sprain in his elbow, per Fabian Ardaya of the Athletic (via Twitter). Naughton is ranked 19th among prospects in the Angels’ system per Baseball America and 12th per MLB.com. Naughton joined the Angels at last year’s trade deadline from the Cincinnati Reds as part of the return for outfielder Brian Goodwin. He had been the Reds’ 20th-ranked prospect per Fangraphs’ mid-season report. Naughton will likely be shut down for a time, though he season would not be in jeopardy, given that a Grade 1 strain suggests there’s no tear in the elbow ligament. Still, any injury to the UCL raises the specter of Tommy John surgery, though jumping to that point would be premature at this time. It’s certainly an inopportune time for the 24-year-old. He wasn’t expected to compete for a rotation job, but he was likely ticketed for the Triple-A rotation, and therefore not too far down the line in terms of depth options for the Angels.

  • In brighter news, Clarke Schmidt says he has “relieved” his elbow injury and he expects to be back in action soon, per Erik Boland of Newsday Sports (via Twitter). The 25-year-old made his Major League debut for the Yankees, albeit in just a 6 1/3 inning sample. Regardless, he is competing this spring for his place in the line behind the Yankees’ top five starters. Having made just three starts in Double-A to round out 2019, Schmidt undoubtedly would have spent 2020 in Triple-A, had there been a minor league season. As is, he’ll be in camp with other young arms like Deivi Garcia, Michael King, Luis Medina, and Nick Nelson, trying to prove themselves ready to step-in for a particularly injury-prone New York rotation. Schmidt was shut down just over a week ago for what was supposed to be 3-4 weeks, though it’s possible he returns to action sooner.
  • After a difficult and vague leave of absence last spring, Twins’ southpaw Lewis Thorpe is healthy, back in camp, and in a better place mentally, writes the Athletic’s Dan Hayes. Said manager Rocco Baldelli, “I think the sky’s the limit for him. I think he’s a major-league starting pitcher that could definitely establish himself, at some point, hopefully in the very near future, and a guy that can throw a lot of innings. He’s got a very vast arsenal. He can do a lot of things with the baseball.” The Melbourne native has long been a guy with the tools to be a successful starter. Despite a 6.14 ERA/4.77 FIP across 44 big-league innings in 2019 and 2020, Thorpe is worth keeping an eye on. ZiPS is the most bullish of the projection systems, forecasting 106 innings and 1.1 fWAR at the Major League level. If nothing else, with injury concern baked in the back 60 percent of the Twins rotation (Michael Pineda, J.A. Happ, Matt Shoemaker), there is some room for some surprise production from someone in the Twins system.
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  1. lordd99

    2 years ago

    I’m glad Clarke Schmidt has “relieved” his elbow injury. Did he call in Britton?

    Reply
    • connfyoozed

      2 years ago

      Yeah that snuck past the editing phase. I know what was meant but it isn’t clear.

      Reply
      • SoxRewl

        2 years ago

        Editing from where, his mouth? I took that as a direct quote, hence the inclusion of the bad grammar

        Reply
  2. whyhayzee

    2 years ago

    Vitamins.

    Reply
  3. SashaBanksFan

    2 years ago

    Hoping it can heal on its own for Naughton….but with the Angels history nothing is off the table

    Reply
  4. connfyoozed

    2 years ago

    Naughton’s middle name should be Derm. Packy Derm Naughton. “The Elephant”.

    Yes, I need to get out more.

    Reply
    • HALfromVA

      2 years ago

      Well played

      Reply
  5. n888

    2 years ago

    Thanks for the notes. Just a reminder that citing ZiPS for playing time projections means nothing because it ignores actual role.

    Reply
  6. KENNETH A LICHTIG

    2 years ago

    Who has the Voodoo Angel Pitcher Doll? Stop sticking pins immediately!!

    Arte Moreno

    Reply
  7. stevewpants

    2 years ago

    The Curse of the Rally Monkey strikes again!

    Reply
  8. mrmackey

    2 years ago

    Who names their child “Packy”?

    Reply
    • stevewpants

      2 years ago

      Packy Mackey has a nice ring to it. Ditto Packy Pants.

      Reply
      • mrmackey

        2 years ago

        Mmkay.

        Reply
    • Paramatic

      2 years ago

      It’s Patrick. Packy is a nickname.

      Reply
      • Halo11Fan

        2 years ago

        All they would have had to do was hit the link and read his full name. That’s seems to be too much work for many baseball posters.

        Reply
  9. strat272

    2 years ago

    Another wonderful trade by the Angels scouting and development

    Reply
    • Halo11Fan

      2 years ago

      You think Goodwin was good?

      Reply
      • Pauly2112

        2 years ago

        His 2019 season was underrated especially at the cost or lack there of.

        Reply
    • Armaments216

      2 years ago

      A broken lefty prospect for 20 games of -0.5 WAR ball from Goodwin seems about right.

      Reply
  10. HalosHeavenJJ

    2 years ago

    Knowing the Angels medical staff, he’s done. Remember Garret Richards only had a bicep cramp

    Reply
    • vtadave

      2 years ago

      Yep time for Naughton to pack it in.

      Reply
      • HalosHeavenJJ

        2 years ago

        Well played.

        Reply
  11. Josip Tomic

    2 years ago

    Hi TC,
    Can you fix the grammer or spelling error (not sure which one) of the word ‘he season’? PLease & thank you.

    “Naughton will likely be shut down for a time, though ‘he season: would not be in jeopardy”,

    Reply
  12. Rsox

    2 years ago

    “Packy Naughton was injured when he and his gang of cockney pickpockets were arrested trying to steal enough cash to sign Anibal Sanchez”

    Reply

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