A few players landed on the COVID-19 injured list today. It’s not clear whether anyone in this group tested positive for the virus or has been identified as a close contact or a symptomatic individual. Players on the COVID IL don’t count against a team’s 40-man roster.
The latest virus-related situations:
- The Pirates placed outfielders Bryan Reynolds and Cole Tucker on the injured list before this evening’s game against the Brewers. Prospects Tucupita Marcano and Jack Suwinski were recalled to take their place on the active roster. Each of Reynolds and Tucker has struggled in the early going, but the former was one of the game’s best players last season and figures to turn things around whenever he’s ready to return. Marcano and Suwinski were both acquired from the Padres in last summer’s Adam Frazier deal. It’s the first MLB call for the 23-year-old Suwinski, who was selected onto the 40-man roster last offseason. The left-handed outfielder is off to a fantastic .353/.421/.686 start with Double-A Altoona this year.
- The Brewers had their own virus-related move before tonight’s game. Catcher Víctor Caratini went on the IL this afternoon. Backstop Alex Jackson, acquired from the Marlins during Spring Training, has been recalled from Triple-A Nashville in a corresponding move. Caratini has appeared in eight games as part of a loose early-season platoon with Omar Narváez. The latter will probably assume the lion’s share of work behind the dish so long as Caratini is sidelined. Jackson has hit .229/.300/.429 with a pair of homers in ten games with the Sounds.
- The Giants have placed reliever Zack Littell on the IL, tweets Maria Guardado of MLB.com. Kervin Castro has been recalled to take his place on the active roster. Littell has gotten off to a nice start to the season, tossing six scoreless innings in as many appearances. He’s allowed four hits, struck out five and has yet to issue a walk. Littell pitched to a 2.92 ERA in 61 2/3 frames last year.
Tucker struggled in the early going, when hasn’t he struggled?
Tucker seems like an awesome dude, but I’m really getting tired of watching him make weak outs and poor routes in the outfield. We have Cal Mitchell crushing Triple-A pitching. Don’t know why we don’t DFA Tuck or VanMeter to make room for him.
At this point it seems inevitable Tucker will be DFA’d. A change of scenery may help him.
Definitely a good guy who is easy to root for, but that doesn’t make him a great player.
Are we all just going to ignore that this guy’s first name is Tucupita ??
Fairly common name in Venezuela. Venezuela is a country in South America in case you’re wondering. He’s from Venezuela.
I believe that’s the name of the place he was born.
Kinda like naming your daughter Paris or your son Dallas?
Had to sacrifice reynolds for a few games just to get rid of cole Tucker
Right, would’ve been too suspicious if it had just been Tucker out. I predict Cole Tucker will soon announce his retirement from Profesional Baseball due to “COVID-19 compilations.” And will receive a pay-out of 1 Million dollars from the pirates, directed to a sugar farm down in Texas, with the reason being he caught the disease due to the Pirates failure to instrict restrictions to quell the Disease and has lost his income. He will also be offered a 1st Basemen Coach job at the Pirates AA, which he will decline.
Don’t know who needs to hear this but Tucupita Marcano and Jack Suwinski were NOT traded for Joe Musgrove.