The Padres have reinstated left-handers Blake Snell and Drew Pomeranz from the 10-day injured list, the team announced. Right-hander James Norwood was optioned to Triple-A, and yesterday San Diego officially placed southpaw Ryan Weathers on the 10-day IL due to a right ankle fracture.
Both Snell and Pomeranz are returning as expected after minimal 10-day IL stints, and Snell (who had gastroentiritis) is lined up to start tonight’s game with the Nationals. Pomeranz had inflammation in his throwing forearm, though this somewhat ominous injury wasn’t considered particularly serious, as Padres manager Jayce Tingler indicated to reporters at the time of Pomeranz’s placement.
The Padres will welcome all the arms they can get in the wake of multiple pitching injuries, with Weathers representing the latest absence. On the plus side, Weathers’ ankle issue seems a little less serious than it first appeared when he had to be helped off the field last Sunday, and the left-hander might potentially be able to return before July is over. Even with Snell back and Weathers perhaps not a long-term concern, San Diego is still expected to focus on adding pitching help prior to the July 30 trade deadline.
Ryan has a fractured ankle and they think he’s going to be able to pitch by the end of this month??? Even a hairline fracture usually takes longer than that for a pitcher.
Depends on which ankle, but yeah, I’d think 6 weeks is probably more realistic
They put them on the 10 or 15 day first till they need a 40 man roster spot or incase it heals quicker then they think
I think they used the term “minor bone” and said it was a matter of pain tolerance. That makes it sound like it’s one of those useless things, kind of like our appendix.
Makes sense. At my age, I have a “minor bone” and it’s kind of useless.
TMI @Bob!
He’s either landing on it or pushing off with it. Doesn’t sound useless
If it’s a matter of pain tolerance, honestly that indicates it will could hurt every time he pushes off the mound
With the Padres looking outside the organization for pitching help, would someone like Jose Cisnero or Gregory Soto be a starting point for a trade from the tigers?
“Weathers fractured a small accessory piece of bone in the back of his ankle.”
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might be the best case scenario given how serious it looked when it happened