Mookie Betts has been placed on the Dodgers’ 10-day injured list due to right hip inflammation, the team announced. In the corresponding move, right-hander Jimmy Nelson was activated from his own 10-day IL stint to take Betts’ spot on the active roster.
There was no mention made of a retroactive placement date, which is somewhat curious since Betts hasn’t played since July 19. Teams are allowed up to three days of back-dating on IL placements, so Betts would have been eligible to return to action in a week’s time. Instead, the star outfielder is now set to miss 10 full days beginning today.
Manager Dave Roberts said last week that Betts was dealing with multiple “nagging” injuries beyond just his hip, so it could be that this 10-day break might be necessary to get Betts fully healed up and ready for the stretch drive. Betts has also missed a couple of games this year with such maladies as a sore shoulder and a sore back, though this represents his first actual IL placement since a minimal 10-day stint in 2018.
After a slow start to the season by his standards, Betts is now back producing at his usual superstar level. The outfielder has 14 home runs and a .270/.374/.502 slash line in 374 plate appearances, and his absence will create another notable gap in the L.A. lineup. Corey Seager and Gavin Lux are also on the injured list, and while Cody Bellinger is dealing with a balky hamstring. Pitching is thought to be the Dodgers’ primary focus at the trade deadline, but it wouldn’t be surprising if the club added another bat to the bench.
Nelson’s return will provide some reinforcement to the bullpen, as the righty missed a little over two weeks due to a back strain. Nelson had another 10-day IL trip earlier this year, but health aside, it has been a very successful comeback year. After missing the entire 2020 season due to back surgery, Nelson has become a full-time relief pitcher and delivered a 2.00 ERA and 41 strikeouts over 27 innings.
Glad Boston got rid of this bum when they did. Always hurt, no heart…hopefully it’s nothing serious.
Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
he had one year out of his last how many where he missed any time. please.
It’s called sitting to make sure he’s got a little time off and ready for the playoffs. It’s a long grind in a 162-game season. Give the man a break, he’s a superstar and actually performs like one on and off the field. Stud all the way.
No heart? What a stupid fking comment. Also, he is far from “always injured.” You are either bitter or a flat-out moron, deweybelongsinthehall. My guess is that both probably describe you.
I think you might need to eat a bacon cheeseburger, Chief.
Heheh Good call.
I was trolling people. Didn’t you notice the second part? Feell like a moron yourself chief?
No, because if you were trying to troll you completely failed, as none of the responses indicated that looked like what you were doing. That is on you. Just a stupid comment from you. Trolling or not, you still come across as the moron.
I found it quite obvious he was joking, was I the only one or what?
Apparently so Frankie. Amazing to me. Thanks for the support
Dewey – your original comment was an obvious spoof. It went completely over Chief’s head.
Also, we all who know you, know that you would not have made a serious comment like that.
You’ve gotten more dislikes than likes. I’d suggest you shut your mouth and learn your place.
Since when did “I was trolling” become a defense? I must have missed that memo.
It was a spontaneous post. Using Android I don’t see ups or downs.
Still laughing at some of the posts. if I could I’d give myself multiple thumbs up … only to offset the middle fingers. Let’s move on.
deweybelongsinthehall
I was trolling people.
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It was almost too obvious. Still one of the best players of his generation.
And I am still glad we made the trade.
Joe,
I agree on both. Great player but a new contract would have killed the Sox moving forward.
You have no clue.
Yup. He wasn’t staying one way or another. And one of the things that a lot of fans don’t quite get, is that most players are only valuable for their control years. There is nothing wrong with overpaying for someone, in the pursuit of a WS, but most teams will eventually regret the contract.
You totally trash him but wish him well lol…
The comment went over Hideki’s head also.
How did the joke go over his head, if it’s named RS8 and reuses the same unfunny material for a living?
Dodger fan and clueless go together. Go wear your Gavin Newsom mask and pay your 13.3 percent tax rate.
Well, he didn’t want to play in Boston anyways. Said he wouldn’t talk extension during the season, but then got traded to the Dodgers and signed an extension. Topped that off with his stupid “racist” comment about Boston.
I’m glad they made the trade, more because of unloading Price. I liked Mookie, just didn’t see a long term deal ending well. Good guy. Hip and back issues are concerning at his age.
Stop crying . Still crying about the trade , get over it . We’ll be alright with verdugo . And this is coming from a die hard Red Sox fan #bostonstrong
Rock. Most aren’t crying. The man had every right to go the free agent route and try to maximize his contract. I believe he would have gone through the process had COVID not changed things. of course, we’ll never know. What is clear though is had Boston re-signed him, the 21 roster would be very different.
Bitter much?
“Tell us how much of an idiot you are.” We can cross that off your achievement list on this thread.
Jimmy Nelson has great numbers. Could he be an option for closing?
why? LAD doesn’t need a closer and isnt trading Nelson.
Small sample size. Good numbers but high walk rate. Good to have another high leverage type pitcher though. If they can also get Kneble back the bullpen will be in better shape.
Treinen should be closing for LA.
In the playoffs, he will be.
Treinen has 3 blown saves, and he’s not even the closer. Please..
Wanta make Betts on Buxton? You lose!
About time. Not sure what took so long.
Weird miss by front office by not putting him on IL earlier.
Agree 100%. They’ve played for a few days with a 23 man roster.
Exactly. Could have returned by tues/wed. Now probably not until next weekends series
They wanted to see how he reacted to the cortisone
This DL trip has been needed for awhile Imo, the timings tough but I think it’s the right call over time we just gotta fight thru the next 2 series
Too bad as Mookie was red hot right before all-star break and out of all-star break. No Muncy, Betts, Seager and Bellinger. Hard to win.
Mookie’s been a trooper, if they had a 5 game lead in June Id bet he would have already had a stay on the DL by now
2/3 from Sf
2/3 from Arz
2 rests days and deadline in between, it can be done, big week for them tho
Enter Hou home series a LOT more healthy w some MO and new arms
Isn’t this retroactive to last week. I’m sure they didn’t make it happen as of today. They will retro this to last week making him eligible to come off in about 4 days. The article doesn’t mention it but no way it’s not retro
Maybe three day retro as I look it up.
They have to announce it as retro when they do it and can only go 3 days retro. Dodgers didnt call it retro so it isnt.
Friedman better make some moves. Relying on guys like Neuse, Raley,andMcKinney isn’t going to cut it.
Raley and McKinney*
McKinney has promise. Raley…no.
Amen…I have Aug 3rd circled on the calendar – Should have Betts Bellinger Seager all back healthy Mucy back, Jimmy Nelson back today to help the arms….hopefully good news on Kershaw then and a little extra help via trade(s)….Should be a whole different club than what your seeing today
Moving forward, are the Dodgers planning, or expecting to not have Bauer for the playoffs? I’m a Giants fan, so I don’t follow the Dodgers that closely.
Dodgers are full of talent, I’m fully expecting them to be there at the end. I’m patiently waiting for Farhan Zaidi to make some moves.
I haven’t seen any updates on Bauer for a little while. I wonder how the Dodgers will handle that situation regardless of how it turns out, (trial, conviction, settled out of court, etc.)., but it’s tough to imagine him just walking back into the clubhouse and saying something like, “Hey, fellas, what’s new?” With the team responding, “Not much, how about you?”
Appreciate it.
Based on my opinion, this thing is going to drag out. Dodgers are doing the right thing distancing themselves and staying quiet. I don’t see why they would even need Bauer if they reach postseason and he is cleared to play again. He’ll also need time to ramp up again. It simply wouldn’t be worth the media distractions and a bit unfair to his teammates. And you can bet on him being on his social media soapbox again.
I think you’re right, I agree.
He’ll never pitch for the dodgers again. A good portion of the clubhouse doesn’t want him back.
I can’t see guys like Kershaw really wanting Bauer back, if the clubhouse thinks that Bauer actually did what he is being accused of.
Kershaw is a solid dude.
@nva
100% agree
How do you know he won’t pitch fir the Dodgers again?? How do you know a good portion of the clubhouse doesn’t want him back?? Are you in the clubhouse?? Did you take a poll of the players?? Are you on the inside to know this stuff?? If not, your comments are obtuse and ignorant!!
I’m guessing you don’t really follow the dodgers because if you did you’d know that this type of behavior is something they don’t condone. Also watch for reports of it coming out more publicly that the team would not like him back. I’ll admit I have somewhat of an advantage because I live in Los Angeles. So coverage here is different in regards to sports teams as opposed to other cities. Don’t get your panties in a bunch Shawshank
How stupid are you? They(majority) unfollowed him on twitter and instagram, and they took a poll. They don’t want him back. Sit down, man- child.
Might want to read the LA Times article about the players opinions. Odds against him playing for Dodgers again. Odds he loses pay.
I would still like to see him get his day in court. If there was a $1M on the table, and I had to correctly guess whether Bauer suddenly went berserk, for the first time we know about, or whether he was set up, I’d be betting on a setup,
Both sides deserve to have their story told. I don’t even like the guy, but I would want the same consideration if I were accused of anything.
Again this obsession with the legal process leads nowhere. Court is not where he will be judged under the joint policy. My guess based on what we already know of this incident and the history of suspensions under the policy is Bauer is looking at least 100 games, easily more. He will never throw another pitch for the Dodgers.
Without judging the right or wrong in this case, automatically suspending him for 100 games, will ensure that someone else will want to shake someone down. Even if she is perfectly legit, if gets suspended 100 games, without looking at the evidence, then the next time a player picks up someone at the bar, she will have her boyfriend waiting outside to punch her in the face. Then asks for $1M or she’ll go to the police.
The player, if his contract is expensive enough, will have to pay the $1M.
It’s the commissioner’s responsibility to look at the evidence and he can also refer the matter to a review panel (which I suspect is where the process is now). Nothing about this is automatic. I don’t know why nobody seems to be interested in reading the actual policy that drives this process (let alone any of the previous cases). It’s all there, in plain English even a jock can understand. That’s why it doesn’t matter much if at all to Bauer’s suspension case if he was “set up” or not. But you’d have to read the policy to know that.
BlueSkies_LA
That’s why it doesn’t matter much if at all to Bauer’s suspension case if he was “set up
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Maybe not for the commissioner’s office, but in real life, it will make a difference. In real life, if you punish the innocent the same as the guilty, the system breaks down.
Suppose there is absolutely no evidence to support this woman, and Bauer still gets a 100-day suspension, and is finished with baseball. How can almost anything go worse than that?
The joint policy is real life for ballplayers. Why do I have to constantly point out that it was drafted and adopted by the owners and the players? One of the few things they’ve been able to agree on in years is they don’t want domestic violence in baseball. If there’s nothing to the allegations then the investigation will reveal as much and he won’t be suspended. Unfortunately for that theory is the evidence of the text messages included in the public part of the complaint. Unless they’ve been totally fabricated, and even Bauer’s lawyers haven’t made that argument, he clearly violated the terms of the joint policy. So have you read it yet?
I don’t need to read it, because it is not pertinent to my point. If they suspend Bauer, without having evidence that he is in the wrong, they open up a can of worms. If he punched the woman in the back of the head, without her consent, because he was having a bad day, he not only does not belong in baseball, he should go to prison.
But if this was mutually consented to, then it is none of our business.
I dont think his accuser has a chance to get the DA to press criminal charges. Going on a 2nd date after allegedly being beaten senseless on the first one really raises red flags as to her veracity. More likely she is trying to press a civil suit and ultimately settle out of court with a strict non-disclosure agreement. She’ll get paid.
His legal team releases a statement reiterating that their relationship was consensual and nothing illegal took place. He’s toxic for a while and the Dodgers wish they could unload him and they will, eating a sizeable chunk of his salary to get it done. Then he will pitch great at a bargain price for whoever isnt afraid of the PR hit they will take for acquiring him.
I think this is pretty spot on. I won’t judge him for what he or they choose(s) to do consensually behind private doors. If he’s cleared criminally, I’d suspect MLB will hand down some sort of suspension anyway to make a bold statement.
If you read the joint policy (seems hardly anyone who posts here can be bothered), you will more than suspect a suspension, you would completely expect it, and it wouldn’t be a bold statement but a statement of the completely obvious.
The obsession with the legal process gets you nowhere. Players have already been suspended for full seasons under the policy without ever having been charged with a crime. Why so few fans seem to get this after so many examples of how this policy works is a total mystery to me.
They are allowing the process to play out under the joint policy, but based on comments made by Dave Roberts they are not planning on Bauer pitching for them again.
Dodgers looking at Craig Kimbrel, Max Scherzer?
How did Mookie hurt his hip?
Probably while trying on a new outfit….
I’m so sick of the wining crying over paid Dodgers. This guy gets a hang nail and he can’t play.
Hip inflammation is a bit more serious than a hangnail. Protecting significant investments seems like a wise course of action.
Agree, inflammation anywhere on the body is not good. It’s a major problem. Look how long Belt has been out with inflammation of the knee.
Last year, I had self-diagnosed hip bursitis and it was not fun. I’m relatively healthy so it was odd when I woke up one morning and felt tightness in my right hip which gradually got worse. For three days, I could barely walk or bend down. Took normal doses of Advil since I still wanted to be able to assess any worsening pain. Warm baths and some massaging. Luckily, it went away quickly. Now I do a few quick squats every morning. It was terrible.
That’s cause you old:)
But seriously, every American needs to start acting like trouble is only as far away as tomorrow morning.
That contract is not going to age well.
I can’t wait for the next Dave Roberts melt down.
400 million. You should play in a cast
I’m glad you’re not running my favorite team.
Stinks