The Rangers will place catcher Mitch Garver on the 10-day IL with a sprained flexor tendon, reports Kennedi Landry of MLB.com (Twitter link). They’ll recall catcher catcher Sam Huff from Triple-A Round Rock to take his place on the active roster.
It’s a tough break for the Rangers, as Garver was one of the team’s marquee acquisitions this winter in the deal that sent Isiah Kiner-Falefa to the Twins for a spell. Appearing in 22 of his team’s games, the 31-year-old Garver has yet to find a groove offensively, hitting just .205/.292/.346 (92 OPS+) with a trio of home runs.
The one-time Silver Slugger winner will need to do better than that when he returns, though he’s no stranger to rebounding from injuries, as he’s played in more than 100 games just once during his Major League career. While Garver’s hard-hit numbers are down, both his walk and strikeout rates compare favorably to his career numbers and the league average, perhaps portending improved performance when he returns from the IL.
Sam Huff returns to the big league team for the second time this season, following a one-game cameo at the end of April. Huff, a former top-100 prospect, was in the midst of another fine season in the minors, batting .260/.349/.575 with 7 home runs through 19 Triple-A games. He’ll slot in as the team’s number two catcher for the time being, behind the hot-hitting Jonah Heim, and will likely factor into the team’s DH mix as well.
Wow, this is terrible for them, especially after losing Trevino in trade. Seems pretty much every time these injuries are referenced in the form of a less serious injury (flexor sprain, UCL sprain, UCL partial, etc…) it inevitably results in TJS.
I hope for his sake he won’t need it. Good news is Heim is crushing the ball right now…but it’s a small sample size of only 15 games or so.
Should have kept Trevino and IKF. Bad move on the teams part.
Trevino is batting .189. IKF has a WAR of .8 “An average full-time position player is worth about 2 WAR, while average bench players contribute much less (typically between 0 and 1 WAR). ”
No body “won” in this trade
only 6 players have a war over 2 so far this season.. it’s the middle of May dude
Nah Heim is the better upside and we have another good catching prospect in Sam Huff
Losing IKF and Trevino is not a big deal. Neither have or will pan out for the Yankees
I still say they need to can Woodward. The team can’t hit. His ways aren’t working. Leaves pitchers in and let’s them get beat up. The team doesn’t rally behind him. Time for him to go