The Angels announced that infielder Franklin Barreto will undergo Tommy John surgery, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com was among those to report. He’ll miss 10 to 12 months as a result.
This is another disappointing development in the career of Barreto, a 25-year-old who hasn’t lived up to the considerable hype he received as a prospect. Barreto was a key part of the package the Athletics received from the Blue Jays for superstar third baseman Josh Donaldson going into the 2015 season, but he was never able to establish himself in Oakland. While Barreto did appear in the majors with the A’s in each season from 2017-20, he hit just .180/.210/.360 over 219 plate appearances.
Barreto’s time in Oakland came to an end when it traded him to Los Angeles for infielder Tommy La Stella last summer. The Angels were surely hoping Barreto would benefit from a change of scenery, but that hasn’t been the case yet. He totaled 18 PA as an Angel last season and hit .118/.167/.118 before undergoing shoulder surgery, and elbow problems will prevent him from playing at all this year. Considering Barreto is out of minor league options, his Angels future looks rather iffy at this point.
rough, but a lot of guys hit better after TJS, so maybe it helps him.
At this point, anything would help.
LaStella’s trade should have been for some pitching
Did you see the pitching the Angels had and who would you want or who would the Angels give up?
Oakland is too smart to give up a good pitcher.
Should have kept his pitch count down
“Max effort delivery”
Geewhiz angels hit by the injury bug
I didn’t know the recovery time for TJ surgery was so long (for hitters).
Ten months is next Spring. Ten months is the same as five months. He’ll be ready next Spring.
I think it’s more like 8 months for position players.
Pretty sure Gleyber’s was 8 months long, @Halo.
How did Ohtani manage to be DH while recovering from TJS?
Swings lefthanded, doesn’t play the field
Batting left handed actually puts a lot more pressure on your right arm. Fyi.
Even our position players can’t avoid TJS!
I honestly had forgotten we had this guy. Bummer for him, finally gets traded to a place where he would have had opportunities and can’t stay healthy. With our injuries he would probably be playing everyday right now!
I don’t think he’d have an opportunity. The Angels have infielders, and Barreto has an outstanding 67/2 K/W over the past three years, with a .186 OBP.
I’d be surprised if Maddon would have even used him as a late inning defensive replacement/pinch runner. Barreto would be best served to spend the next year learning how to hit all over again. Anyone who saw his ABs with OAK & LAA last year know what I’m talking about.
Bro this virus has now gotten to hitters too.