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AL West Notes: Seager, Miller, McCormick, Silseth

By Anthony Franco | May 8, 2023 at 8:01pm CDT

The Rangers look as if they’ll soon welcome back their star shortstop. Corey Seager is tentatively scheduled to begin a minor league rehab assignment on Thursday, reports Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News (Twitter link). That’d be a month to the day from when Seager strained his left hamstring while running the bases on April 11. The injury came with an initial four-week timeline and it seems that estimate will more or less be borne out.

Seager had been off to a fantastic start to the season. He was hitting .359/.469/.538 with more walks than strikeouts through his first 11 games. While it’s certainly unfortunate to lose a player of that caliber, the Rangers’ lineup has picked up the slack in his absence. Texas leads the majors in runs since Seager went down. That’s in part thanks to Ezequiel Durán, who seized the interim shortstop job with a .343/.378/.521 line in that time. While Seager is sure to return to shortstop after his minor league tune-up, Durán is likely to get plenty of run at designated hitter and in left field given that offensive outburst.

Elsewhere in the AL West:

  • A’s rookie starter Mason Miller is headed for evaluation after experiencing some tightness in his throwing elbow, manager Mark Kotsay told the team’s beat (relayed by Martín Gallegos of MLB.com). According to Kotsay, initial indications are the discomfort is tied to the flexor muscle rather than a ligament issue, although further testing will provide more clarity. Miller has been one of the lone bright spots for the A’s in a dreary season. Through his first four major league starts, he’s worked to a 3.38 ERA while punching out just under 26% of batters faced. One of the sport’s hardest throwers, Miller has a strong prospect reputation but he’s thrown only 50 professional innings dating back to the 2021 draft because of various injuries.
  • Astros outfielder Chas McCormick returns to the lineup after being reinstated from the 10-day injured list. Houston optioned infielder Rylan Bannon to Triple-A Sugar Land in a corresponding move. McCormick missed just under a month with a back issue. Before the injury, the right-handed hitter had been off to a quality .275/.383/.500 showing in 11 games. He’ll get the nod in center field for tonight’s game in Anaheim, hitting seventh against Angels starter Patrick Sandoval. Houston has yet to activate Michael Brantley for his season debut, though manager Dusty Baker reiterated tonight that the veteran left fielder isn’t far off (via Brian McTaggart of MLB.com).
  • The Angels lost starter José Suarez to the injured list this afternoon. That leaves a vacancy in their six-man rotation, one which seems likely to be filled by Chase Silseth. Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register tweets that Silseth is expected to step into the starting staff when the club first needs a sixth starter next week in Baltimore. (A Thursday off day this week delays that decision.) Silseth has pitched out of the bullpen thus far but started seven games as a rookie last season. He threw 72 pitches in relief of Suarez yesterday and has worked two-plus innings in three of his four outings. Lefty Tucker Davidson, who’d been in consideration for a rotation spot at the start of the season, has worked in somewhat shorter relief stints in recent weeks. According to Fletcher, the organization views it as less of an adjustment for Silseth to stretch into rotation work given his comparatively higher pitch counts out of the bullpen.
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  1. TalkingBaseball

    2 years ago

    I thought the AL West had five teams? 😉

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    • In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani

      2 years ago

      Robbie Ray’s news was a while ago, so there isn’t anything.

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  2. Athletics

    2 years ago

    They obviously do , but Mariners obviously didn’t have any news.

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    • case

      2 years ago

      If a Mariner trips and stubs their toe it would still have more relevance than any A’s news.

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      • User 1104686089

        2 years ago

        haha truth

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      • Silver Boot Series Enjoyer

        2 years ago

        Not really, Mariners are one loss away from 4th place.

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  3. LordD99

    2 years ago

    Seager’s injury might have allowed the Rangers to give Duran an extended look, which will make them better overall this year.

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  4. StephCurryRetiresWith8Rings

    2 years ago

    Nooooo Mason Miller was looking like a stud!!

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    • Athletics

      2 years ago

      I know it freaking sounds like Tommy John. Not happy

      Reply
  5. dano62

    2 years ago

    Texas & Boston doing their best thanks to a Duran-Duran revival…

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    • Get Off My Mound

      2 years ago

      Let’s get one thing straight… Duran isn’t NEARLY as good as Duran.

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