The Rays announced this afternoon that right-handers Luis Patiño and JT Chargois have each been placed on the 10-day injured list. Tommy Romero and Ralph Garza Jr. were recalled from Triple-A Durham in corresponding moves.
Patiño was forced out of yesterday’s start against the A’s in the first inning. The team quickly announced he’d been diagnosed with a left oblique strain, and it seems that injury will keep him out of action for the foreseeable future. Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times wrote this afternoon that strains of similar magnitude can cost pitchers around two months, but manager Kevin Cash said the team will know whether that kind of absence is in the cards next week.
It’s another hit to a Rays rotation that has also lost Shane Baz and Ryan Yarbrough to the IL recently. The aforementioned Romero now looks as if he’ll slide in alongside Shane McClanahan, Corey Kluber and Drew Rasmussen, although Yarbrough’s absence isn’t expected to be especially lengthy. The Rays also have Josh Fleming on hand as a possible starter or long relief option.
Chargois, meanwhile, is dealing with left oblique tightness. That’s not as worrisome as Patiño’s issue, but it’ll still keep him out of action for the next couple weeks. Tampa Bay acquired the hard-throwing righty from the Mariners in last summer’s Diego Castillo deal. He posted a 1.90 ERA in 23 2/3 innings down the stretch, although that came with an alarming 14.3% walk rate. Chargois joins Nick Anderson and Pete Fairbanks as late-game options on the Tampa Bay injured list.
The ubiquitous oblique strain…
Quite the unique injury.
I may be unqualified but this pitcher epidemic seems unquestionably unquenchable to the Baseball Gods…
Most unquestionably….
Going to see a lot of injuries due to the shortened spring training. I hope it was worth fighting over a few bucks.
Another tough break for Tampa Bay. Gonna be interesting to see how Tampa, the 2nd best team in the American League, holds up. The White Sox, the best team in the American League, are also dealing with injuries. Hopefully the Patino kid can bounce back. Really tricky injury.
The blue jays are SM better than the White Sox
The best team in the AL is debatable but it is certainly not the White Sox.
Definitely increases the Orioles’ chances in the AL East.
Get well soon, Patiño!
Blake Snell is injury prone Padres got fleeced! Doh!
LONDON BRIDGES FALLING DOWN! FALLING DOWN! FALLING DOWN!
Somehow the Rays will win 100 games again.
*130…
Is this all “shortened spring training” or did someone around Tampa sacrifice a few good shots at the title for a disastrous year?