The Tigers placed Victor Reyes on the 10-day injured list with a right groin strain, the team announced. Given the amount of time left in the season, Reyes’ year is done. In a corresponding move, Zack Short has been recalled from Triple-A.
Reyes, 26, has played well enough in the second half to put himself in the conversation for an outfield spot next year. Reyes has just an 88 wRC+ on the year, but he hit .325/.348/.516 across 134 plate appearances in the second half. He doesn’t walk enough (3.6 percent walk rate), nor does he offer much pop (.158 ISO), but he saw some growth in the latter category this season, and if he continues on that upward trajectory, he could find regular at-bats for a Detroit team on the rise.
Short has been back and forth from Toledo to Detroit a couple of times this season. The 26-year-old right-handed infielder hit .147/.239/.293 in 176 plate appearances with the Tigers. That’s not enough bat, obviously, though his positional flexibility and ability to handle shortstop will make him a roster candidate next season.
Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
There is more than one groin?
The groin muscles are the insides of your thighs, so if you have two legs, you have more than one groin muscle.
sportsinjuryclinic.net/sport-injuries/hip-groin/gr…
More interesting players than Short are available, but not without making a move affecting the 40-man roster.
Any IL placement ends a season at this point so putting someone on the 60 day IL is no big deal. Would have rather seen Robson come up.
Strange—Toledo will play longer than Detroit this year, since they are in that bizarre 10 game AAA playoff. So their AAA players will at least get some playoff experience. Whatever that is worth.
Yes, but why fiddle with the 40 man so late in the year when all the 60-day IL placements have to come back on at the end of the season?
Short doesn’t have much of a future if the Tigers buy themselves a FA SS this winter.
Sure he does. Depth at AAA!
So who is left to play OF?