11:37AM: In a change of course, the Nationals have now placed Robles on the 10-day IL (retroactive to May 20) due to the right ankle sprain. No corresponding move has been announced with less than a half-hour before the Nats take the field against the Orioles, so the Nats will only have 25 active players today.
11:33AM: The Nationals placed right-hander Will Harris on the 10-day injured list today, as Harris is again bothered by right hand inflammation. The same injury sent Harris to the IL earlier this season and kept him from making his season debut until May 4. Righty Kyle McGowin has been called up from Triple-A to take Harris’ spot on the active roster.
Harris had a blood clot removed from his right arm back in March, and there was some thought that he might require thoracic outlet syndrome surgery, though that much more extensive procedure wasn’t necessary. That said, Harris was still dealing with inflammation almost a month after the blood clot’s removal, and it seems as though it has been a persistent problem for the veteran reliever that finally required another IL visit.
Needless to say, Harris’ pitching has been impacted by his injury, as he has a 9.00 ERA over six innings this season. Yesterday’s rough outing against the Orioles might have been the proverbial last straw, as Harris faced three Baltimore hitters and allowed two runs without recording an out in an eventual 12-9 Washington victory.
In other injury news for the District team, Victor Robles isn’t in today’s starting lineup, as the outfielder continues to nurse a sprained right ankle. Robles hasn’t played since suffering the injury on Wednesday, and X-rays on Robles’ ankle were negative and an MRI revealed the sprain.
Manager Davey Martinez told MASNsports.com’s Mark Zuckerman and other reporters that Robles did some hitting off a tee yesterday. Since the Nationals don’t have a game on Monday, Martinez said the hope is that two more days off will allow Robles to be ready by Tuesday, so a trip to the injured list can be avoided. Andrew Stevenson has been filling in as the Nats’ center fielder while Robles is sidelined, and Yadiel Hernandez is also on hand for further outfield depth.
Robles’ injury is particularly poorly timed, as he had a 1.206 OPS over his last 20 plate appearances and was showing signs of emerging from his season-long slump. Even with that hot streak, Robles was hitting only .246/.348/.325 over 133 PA, but was still helping the Nationals with his customary strong defense up the middle.
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How to understand baseball? Yadiel Hernandez played CF all his life in Cuba, he has a powerful arm and excellent displacement, he can run above average and can be a 25 hr hitter and 80 RBIs with OBP close to 360, HOW is possible that HE CANT play every day in this team ????
That is the reason that baseball going down
A lot of Yadiel’s #s can be attributed to matchups. he is almost 100 points lighter in the AVG. front vs Lefties, On the plus side her works walks off of all pitchers which keeps his OBP above ..300 vs all pitchers. Nevertheless he is a player who would probably see a dip in his production playing every day for an extended period.
Well, in their long seasons in AAA He always hit over 300 and more than 30 hr and 90 RBIs. I doubt very much, but very much that Robles and Scharber can put those numbers in AAA, because in the big leagues, they are painful, Your theory has no basis statistician, it is opinion only
Hate to be the one to break this to you but Yadi didnt play centerfield nearly as much as you think in Cuba and Schwarber has proven he can hit big league pitching in the past and is on fire the last two weeks
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Oh. I didn’t know that there was a vast conspiracy to keep Yadiel out of the starting lineup and suppress his talents. Here I am all this time thinking it’s because he’s not as talented as the other guys on that roster. Man.
I do not know if it is a conspiracy or lack of knowledge of baseball, but Arizarena (MVP), Adolis (the current star of Texas), have been discarded to give space to your talented players !!! The life hitter 228 SCHWARBER and 231 Robles HAVE TALENT ?????you have a knowledge or vocabulary problem
Of the two of us, I’m not the one who has challenges assembling a basic sentence. Might wanna work on that, pal.. Since you bring up “problems”, you seem to have a fanboy problem with Hernandez.. Not often you see someone on this forum post over and over about a 30-something career AAA ballplayer whose going to be completely forgotten after his career is over.
Until today neither Schweber nor Robles have shown talent to hit the major league pitching and both have had several years to prove it, give Yadiel one year and then draw your conclusions
And you know I have bad news for you, all the Cubans who have had the opportunity to play every day for at least a year have hit the big league pitching very well, sorry
Your hallowed opinions, oh great one, are rooted in the fact that somehow Rizzo and Martinez are not starting Hernandez because either they don’t recognize his talents (which is a joke), or because they are holding Hernandez’ Cuban heritage against him (a joke bordering on offensiveness). Nats fans have been falling in love with AAA prospects like Hernandez since the team moved here (Rick Short). You’re just the latest example.
He didnt play center in Cuba much so the conversation isnt even needed. I love Yadis bat but hes never playing center in the bigs
For example, the Cardinals CF, Bader has three years and cannot hit in this baseball, he simply cannot, and of course they eliminated Arozarena (MVP) and the best Rangers player, Adolis, miraculously adds that both did not have opportunities in the New teams could simply play because of the injury of others. As you can see, it is not a problem for Martinez, it is that Martinez receives orders and has to comply with them and that is the reason why Schawer and Robles are untouchables ,
Are you just going to ignore the fact Yadi doesnt play CF? Also even if he did he couldnt dream of being a better CF than Robles and Schwarber is destroying baseballs recently .286/.403/.643 last 2 weeks so really you gotta cut the conspiracy BS… its just not the case here sorry to ruin your day with facts instead of things made up in your head….
By the way, the Cuban league is the second oldest in the world and if you are good there you are playing CF here and please put data on the table, opinions are lost with time. If you keep putting players who do not deserve it , one day no one will go to the stadiums
I guess I have to go bold so you get it? HE DID NOT PLAY CENTERFIELD IN CUBA! Except for a grand total of 25 innings in 20-21 when he did in Mexico he hasnt played CF much at all…. He is not good defensively which is why he wont be playing CF in the bigs.
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And as far as players who dont deserve it… I love Yadi but he couldnt dream of being as good of a CFer as Robles… He unfortunately doesnt have a starting role in this OF and dont say take out Schwarber… Schwarb is hitting .286/.403/.643 in the last 2 weeks.
Robles cannot hit In this baseball my friend ,only lifetime hitter 231 and Schwarber only 228 ,don’t make me laugh please
Youre making me laugh for even continuing this conversation that began with you saying Yadi should play CF LOL… Basing production on Batting average is a complete joke and you should know it.
YADI CANNOT PLAY CENTERFIELD SO HE IS NOT REPLACING VIC
Schwarber leads the league in OF assists from left fielders for the last 3 years (Yadi cant do that) and has a wRC+ over 110 3/4 years.
Its not happening and its not because of some BS conspiracy.
And by the way he has played all three outfields in Cuba and Mexico and he’s super efficient. If you repeat what they tell you and haven’t seen, how can you give your opinion?,
It is evident that you do not know the player, the Cuban has a powerful arm, you have shown me that you repeat what you read and by the way Schweber is the worst field of all the major leagues, I die of laughter and the discussion is over because you have shown that you are lost,bye my friend
You sir have shown you are very dumb when it comes to baseball and would rather live in a fake reality you have created and dont know how to read numbers. Have a good one living in that stupid reality you have created..Also while not good shwarb is currently the 3rd best defensive LFer according to fangraphs but you continue to prove you dont understand or like numbers so I understand you will probably move right past that.
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I again in hopes that you will try to educate yourself have left the Bref link for you but obviously youre not concerned with educating yourself.
Okay yes baseball reference is wrong and you are correct. He has three registered games in CF in Mexico… LMAO. Hes not a good defensive outfielder. I have seen it throughout the minors and this recent winter league… hes not a good fielder stop pretending he is. Again huge Yadi fan and if we had a DH that would be awesome but he is not replacing anything in the OF stop living in that conspiracy BS hes just not good enough defensively to replace anyone out there
I again have attached the baseball reference link for you… he did not play CF in Cuba. But continue to live in your different reality I guess.
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So Cardinals CF BADER is better than Arozarena and Adolis Garcia because he always played over both, and EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT he’s a mediocre, you see how easy it is to break down your arguments!
The references are a guide, those same references are the ones they used to eliminate Arozarena, Adolis, Viciedo, Anderson, Aledmys Diaz, Adolis’s brother, Martin, Escobar, a long list of Cubans so as not to occupy the squares de lis mediocre players chosen and untouchable, by God, there is no worse blind than the one who does not want to see, a pleasure for this conversation, but there are too many mediocre players every day and they are untouchable in MLB
Again I am far from surprised you dont seem to understand this Bref is not a guide…. They are a clear list of statistics by year and Yadi has not played CF in Cuba I am sorry that I have to break that to you.. They were actually very high on Randy I know that for a fact…. but anyway there is no conspiracy in DC atleast Yadi just isnt good enough defensively to replace any of them it is as simple as that.
Guillo, listen to Martinez for a change. Martinez has said repeatedly that he values OF’ers who can play multiple positions. Yadiel is NOT that guy. If you didn’t pause when you saw Josh Harrison in CF this season INSTEAD of Yadiel than you cannot read a room very well.
Yadiel hits 34 this Fall. It’s over, pal. Curtains. Tell him to find work at Home Depot.
If the Nationals have a bias against Cuban players (which is an idiotic claim) than why did they sign him?
If Yadiel’s talents are soooooooo overwhelming, than why did they sign lefty Schwarber to a deal to play OF? Answer: the defensively maligned Schwarber is STILL a better player.
***If*** Schwarber regresses/is traded or there’s injuries in the OF, than sure Yadiel will see more time. Other than that, stop with your nonsense.
Fun fasct: baseball as a sport will die because Yadiel is getting no love. One for the ages.
Then for you ,for Martinez ,for mlb office Schwarber is better player than Yadiel ???????!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is the reason why someone like you need to learn,maybe you know about baseball,another thing is UNDERSTAND BASEBALL ,sorry sir but Schwarber is a mediocre player and Robles too , For me it does not mean anything that Martinez chooses Stevenson or Harris over Yadel, your MLB baseball is quite mediocre in many aspects, there are even players who do not even know the rules, why should I be guided by what Martinez says?sorry my friend you need watching more baseball
Sir it is continuing to be you that is proving you do not understand baseball.
Yadi can hit… he cannot defend he is not replacing Robles just stop it makes you sound extra dumb when you say he should. And he is not replacing Schwarber because for one he’s not nearly as bad of a defender as many think (I know it’s hard but look at the numbers) and he has posted very strong offensive numbers 3/4 last years… don’t just look at batting average because that continues to prove the point that you’re basing this off some stupid conspiracy and not an understanding of baseball.
So Cardinals CF BADER is better than Arozarena and Adolis Garcia because he always played over both, and EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT he’s a mediocre, you see how easy it is to break down your arguments!
You don’t have any argument. Oh, actually you do have one: because Yadi is Cuban, God has deemed him to be a starting CF. Because, gosh, no one has the depth and breadth of knowledge to understand the intricate abilities of Cuban ballplayers, maaaaaaan.
No one believes Yadi deserves to start over Robles or even Schwarber (and I’m not crazy about them, either).
Tell us — what writer and what media source is claiming that Yadi should replace Robles or Schwarber? Who? Go ahead, tell us. Search your little head off. Take your time.
Answer: no one. None. Zip. Nada. NO ONE ON PLANET EARTH BELIEVES IN THEIR SANE MIND THAT YADI IS BEING DEPRIVED BY (IN NO APPARENT ORDER: RIZZO, MARTINEZ, SCHWARBER, ROBLES, THE LERNERS…..except for a self-proclaimed expert who doesnt even know Yadi has basically no experience in CF). You’re prob Yadi’s agent or a family member…
give it a rest, clown. When I pick up mulch next Spring at Home Depot I’ll tell Yadi you said hello.