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Rockies Place Jon Gray, Jordan Sheffield On 10-Day Injured List

By Mark Polishuk | June 5, 2021 at 3:31pm CDT

3:31PM: Gray has been placed on the 10-day IL with a right flexor strain, the Rockies announced.  Right-hander Jordan Sheffield is also headed to the 10-day injured list due to a right lat strain.  Left-handers Ben Bowden and Lucas Gilbreath have been called up from Triple-A to fill the roster spots.

8:29AM: Rockies right-hander Jon Gray left Friday’s game after 2 1/3 innings due to what manager Bud Black described as right elbow soreness and tightness in Gray’s forearm.  Gray was charged with five runs in the abbreviated outing, with the injury clearly a factor.

“When I spoke to Jon, he indicated that his soreness impacted his pitching,” Black told The Denver Post’s Patrick Saunders and other reporters.  “I don’t think he felt it on every pitch.  It started to tighten as the game went on.  That’s when we noticed the variability with his pitch-making and with his mannerisms.”

In the bigger picture, any sort of forearm or elbow issue is naturally a major concern for a pitcher.  It seems likely that Gray will miss at least one start for precautionary reasons if nothing else due to the nature of the injury, and a trip to the injured list shouldn’t be ruled out until Gray undergoes further testing and medical examination.  Gray has generally avoided any major arm injuries over the years, apart from the shoulder inflammation that prematurely ended his 2020 season in early September.

While it’s too early to ring the alarm on a potential Tommy John surgery, an injury that sidelines Gray for any noteworthy amount of time will have some ramifications on both his future and the Rockies’ trade deadline plans.  In the opinion of MLBTR’s Steve Adams, Gray is nothing less than the top trade candidate in baseball at this point in the season, owing to Colorado’s spot near the bottom of the standings, Gray’s decent numbers through 63 innings, and the righty’s impending free agent status.

An IL stint of anything more than a month or so would throw a wrench into Gray’s trade value, or perhaps prevent a deal altogether if teams are concerned about Gray’s arm.  Similarly, Gray’s ability to score a lucrative multi-year deal in free agency this winter could be hampered, perhaps to the point where he’d have to settle for a one-year deal.

Gray had been inconsistent in the three starts prior to last night’s injury-shortened appearance, and for the season, he has posted a 4.29 ERA/4.72 SIERA over 63 innings.  His 18.5% strikeout rate and 10% walk rate are both below average, but Gray’s overall Statcast outlook is not bad, and his 52.4% grounder rate is a career high.  Though Gray has been much better at Coors Field than on the road this season, he has some value as a potential change-of-scenery candidate who could perhaps thrive in a more normal pitching environment than the thin air of Colorado.

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Comments

  1. Steve Nebraska

    12 months ago

    RIP he was so young

    Reply
  2. stollcm

    12 months ago

    Here we go again

    Reply
  3. mike127

    12 months ago

    Depending on what side you’re on, better before the trade deadline than after it.

    Reply
  4. rodcannon

    12 months ago

    This guy is near the top of the MLB Trade Rumors list of potential mid-season trade candidates. How does this injury affect his appeal?

    Reply
    • lordd99

      12 months ago

      It depends on the severity. Little impact if only misses a start or two and returns healthy. Massive impact if he has a significant arm injury.

      Reply
    • Steve Nebraska

      12 months ago

      My analytic analysis reports say “It’s not good, chief.”

      Reply
    • JoeBrady

      12 months ago

      Technically, it has no impact, since the Rox strategy is to hold onto guys until they become worthless. Theoretically, one would think Gray would be traded, but if they didn’t trade him last year, or during the off-season, I doubt they have any intention of trading him now.

      Reply
  5. JoeBrady

    12 months ago

    The Rockies had two of the better trade chips in the off-season with Gray and Story. Now their value is mostly gone. The only remaining chip is Marquez, and they will hold onto him until he gets injured or declines.

    There is absolutely no one in charge in CO.

    Reply
    • therealryan

      12 months ago

      Not just these players either. They ended up doing the same thing with Arenado and Tulo also. They seem to hold on to all of their valuable assets too long.

      Reply
    • RunDMC

      12 months ago

      Not that he’ll return premium trade chips, but Ryan McMahon is having a decent year – free agent in 2024

      ….and then I looked at those home/away splits

      Nevermind. smh

      Reply
  6. WideWorldofSports

    12 months ago

    Rockies are so mismanaged. They should have blown
    it up already.

    Reply
    • RunDMC

      12 months ago

      So let’s reward them with an All-Star Game.

      Sorry, but they should have given it to LAD since they couldn’t have it last year there.

      Reply
      • uncle1sock

        12 months ago

        Or just left it in Atl. *sips Coke

        Reply
  7. Cardsfanatik redux

    12 months ago

    Rockies should have unloaded him this offseason anyway. They should have cashed in on EVERYONE.

    Reply
    • Special Agent

      12 months ago

      He was coming off a terrible 2020.

      Reply
  8. LazingLeopard

    12 months ago

    Good, well not for the pitcher of course. But at least some teams fanbase won’t have to strain their brains convincing one another how Jon Gray is going to do a damn thing for their success beyond eat some innings.

    I mean a 4.72 SIERA in 2021 mine as well be a 6.00 any other year.

    Reply
  9. davemlaw

    12 months ago

    It’s not just raining or pouring on the Rockies. It’s a hurricane of bad luck.

    The best they can hope for is to shut him down and let the swelling calm down. But if there’s a tear or sign of damage to the UCL or elbow his trade value is all but gone.

    They need to trade Story before he gets hurt and push the reset button on the team.

    Reply
    • LazingLeopard

      12 months ago

      The Rox would be more open to trading Story now if the ASG wasn’t being held in Colorado this year.

      But you’re right, the sooner the better for obvious reasons.

      Reply
      • RunDMC

        12 months ago

        Why not test the rule of having every team represented with an all-star and see how bad they could be? I’m guessing Blackmon if Story wasn’t a Rocky.

        Reply
        • Cey Hey

          12 months ago

          McMahon.

    • JoeBrady

      12 months ago

      davemlaw6 hours ago
      They need to trade Story before he gets hurt and push the reset button on the team.
      ==========================================================================
      Story is already hurt, and has a 0.5 fWAR. While the Rays were trading away Snell for a king’s ransom, and Cleveland trading away Lindor and Clevinger, and the RS trading away Betts, etc., The Rox just sat there and watched their talent walk away, and they did nothing.

      Reply
  10. Kayrall

    12 months ago

    Years ago, MLBTR had a consultant put together a model for TJS. Is it still maintained?

    Reply
  11. solaris602

    12 months ago

    One team that SHOULD be contacting COL in the next few weeks is CLE. They just cut Jake Bauers loose and called up Bobby Bradley who is a strikeout machine. I give them about 3 weeks before they check in on CJ Cron and Greg Bird.

    Reply
    • ahh

      12 months ago

      Matt Adams should also be available for that niche, but Cron has been hitting better so far this year.

      Reply
  12. jimthegoat

    12 months ago

    We talk about #lolMets. That ain’t got nothing on #lolRockies

    Reply
  13. bobtillman

    12 months ago

    Just a pathetic mess in Colorado. And the last I looked, they were still packing in 33,000+ pre-Covid, and the TV ratings were strong. Like the Tigers, just no excuse for any of it at all.

    Reply

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