The Padres placed Luis Garcia on the 15-day injured list today, as the left-hander is suffering from a left oblique strain. Righty Domingo Tapia was called up from Triple-A to take Garcia’s spot on the active roster. Garcia has a somewhat misleading 4.66 ERA this season, as nine of his 10 earned runs allowed came in two disastrous appearances (totaling two-thirds of an inning) against the Diamondbacks. Against every other team in baseball, Garcia has allowed just one earned run in 18 2/3 frames.
Despite a few shaky moments, the Padres’ bullpen has largely gotten on track, as San Diego’s relievers have combined for the sixth-best (3.31) bullpen ERA in baseball heading into Saturday’s action. Losing a generally reliable veteran like Garcia won’t help matters, and the team has yet to comment on the severity of the left-hander’s oblique strain, or how long Garcia might be sidelined.
More from around the NL West…
- Ryan Feltner suffered a small skull fracture and a concussion after being hit with a Nick Castellanos line drive on May 14, but the Rockies right-hander hasn’t given up hope of returning to the field this season. For now, Feltner is focused only on his recovery, and he gave a positive update to Patrick Saunders and other reporters. Feltner said he has “a headache from the concussion, dizziness, but today there’s no pain. I’m sleeping well, and the day-to-day stuff has become a lot easier. So the feeling is that I’m in a really good spot compared to where I could be.”
- With injuries hampering the Dodgers’ rotation, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said the team could “potentially” target pitching at the trade deadline, but it will still be a while before the Dodgers know a firmer recovery timeline for Julio Urias or Dustin May. “Right now with where we are, it’s gonna be a little more shell game-ish if we have more injuries. But we’re thinking through that and trying to be as prepared as we can be if that happens,” Friedman told Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times and other reporters. May won’t be able to return until at least mid-July due to his placement on the 60-day IL, and Harris writes that May received a PRP injection as part of his treatment for a flexor pronator strain. Beyond the injuries, Noah Syndergaard’s rotation spot might also be a question mark as the righty continues to struggle.
Garcia is right handed
As one can see from the picture chosen for the post.
Obviously they don’t read the comments
Luis Garcia is not a left hander, FYI
They didn’t sign Trea Turner. They didn’t make a play for the big name free agents last winter. They didn’t make a big trade in the off season. They let Justin Turner, Andrew Heaney Cody Bellinger and Tyler Anderson leave. Injuries abound, Buehler, Urias, May, Lux.
……….but they have the best record in the NL
Of course. It’s Dodger baseball. Not the trash the have down the 5
you mean regular season baseball
The NL is hot trash this year
There is not much to miss from that list. Trea’s contract is going to be a disaster. Martinez is better than Turner at this point. Tyler Anderson has been horrific. Heaney would’ve been nice to keep
JD is slightly better than Turner
.271 .315 .574 9HR 21R 31RBI vs .269 .355 .400 5HR 28R 19RBI
And Turner is more valuable as he plays 1B/2B/3B whle Martinez is strictly a DH.
0.884 vs 0.752 OPS and 132 vs 104 OPS+. That’s not slightly better. Significantly better. Small sample so we’ll see how it plays out.
Turner can play defense but at this point in his career he’s a liability on defense given limited range. He’s mostly played 1B, which is not a defensive premium position. I’d take a much better hitting at DH rather than defensive versatility.
DH is less valuable which is why Martinez’s edge in hitting doesn’t add up to much of an edge overall. 0.5 vs 0.6 WAR.
WAR or not I’ll take the better hitter. Turner was not going to play 1B with the Dodgers with Freeman there. He could play 3B but would not be any better than Muncy. As much as I liked Turner it was the right time to part ways and Martinez is going to be the better bat at DH.
Plus Turner is essentially on a two year deal with the player option. He pushed for that and likely the reason he’s not a Dodger.
It’s like the front office knows when players are talented, even if they are prospects
Yep. I grew up in San Diego, so I am a diehard Padres fan. But the Dodgers are still the Padres’ daddy and the best team in the NL west. The Padres are good on paper but have chemistry, depth and some drama issues.
In fact, the Dodgers are like Charlemagne and Genghis Khan. They’re everybody’s daddy.
until the playoffs when they become the Phoenix Suns of MLB
The Padres are the Phoenix Suns. 0 titles in almost 60 years of existence. The Dodgers are equivalent to the Celtics. 1-2 titles in the last 35 years with a lot of playoff exits.
Fred. I was thinking lately. But the Celts of last 38 years (1 title) is a good comparison
Brew, you talk so much smack about the regular season Dodgers, yet they’ve won 3 of the last 6 NL pennants.
How many pennants in that time have the Padres won? How about the last 20 years? Their entire history? I’m trying to update my excel sheet and I can’t find any in recent seasons. Hmm
Padres since ‘69 (their 1st year): 7 postseason appearances, 2 pennants, 0 titles
Dodgers since 2013: 10 postseason appearances, 3 pennants, 1 title
The Dodgers the last 10 years have basically been better as the Padres franchise
@ Before. Don’t know I’m a Giants fan. You seem obsessed a bit with the Pads though. Love their owner and I agree they are a threat in recent years.
No full season titles since 1988. Genghis Khan won every battle. The Dodgers lose them all when they count for 35 years.
Your opinion on what a World Series championship is or isn’t is irrelevant. MLB record book says LA Dodgers World Series champions. They received the commissioners Trophy, along with Rings. All the other 29 teams came up short that year.
You are probably the kind of guy who thinks that Bonds is the real HR king, so your opinion is really irrelevant to real fans everywhere.
In a poll by The Athletic in 2021, 72% of fans said it should have an asterisk. But then you would have to try to claim it’s real to keep from admitting the Doyers are the most disappointing team in baseball because you are a Doyers fan. When the team you cheer for has outspent the 2nd highest payroll in baseball the last decade by $400 million and still doesn’t have a single full season WS title, I would guess you would have to try to claim that they won something. You really want to brag but have nothing to brag about. It must hurt to know that the Giants have 3 WS titles since the turn of the century.
You know you’re making a foolish argument when you have to qualify what title they did or didn’t win
Keep swimming, websoul
You know that it hit the bullseye and you are hurt in the behind when you have to respond to what you claim is a foolish argument.
You’re a special kind of stupid aren’t you… bonds a notorious cheater, used an illegal substance for personal gain, performance enhancing. How is bonds cheating compared to the dodgers winning the World Series on an equal playing field (every team had the same chance to win) the same? Spending money is only a talking point for you because your team hasn’t won anything. Don’t worry about what teams do with their money. Stay in your lane. Mind your business.
You know you’re a fool when talking about another team winning a World Series because your team falls short every year
The Padres cut the Dodgers season short last year. Just like some team does every year.
Aaron Hicks for minimum wage. Aloha.
Can he pitch 7 low era innings for us
He actually used to have a cannon.
I’d say closer to 7 pitches, mate.
Maybe the Youngster Cosgrove will get some more Chances. Friars NEED to go back to the BASICS, A winning team NEEDS to Know how to Play Small Ball. BUNTING CAN MOVE RUNNERS UP. 0 and 5 in Extra Inning Games. Wouldn’t. HAPPEN if Bobby Dickenson was still a Coach for Pads.
What team successfully plays small ball in 2023?
None. It doesn’t work when the other team is hitting 5 bombs a night
It does with A Ghost Runner. 0 and 5 in Extra Innings.
you’ve gotta get to the 10th for that to be a factor. Ask the Royals and Guardians how that plan is working out
I think he’s saying Pads would do better in tight games if they were better at advancing runners into scoring position and RISP. And I agree with him players and coaches today not as adept …Pads especially.
Padres have some pretty silly contracts in that bullpen. Pomeranz, Suarez and Martinez come to mind. Two of those guys are basically retired now, seems wise to sort of pile up bullpen arms instead of spending like you know how any of them are going to pitch.
Pomeranz has been injured for what…. two or three years now?
The entire back half of that contract that was laughably long, if memory serves
Do the dodgers pony up the prospect capital to get Cease at the deadline knowing they can hang onto him awhile?
I second that. IF the White Sox decide to deal Cease (I’m still doubtful given they still have 2.5 years of control and Reinsdorf is Reinsdorf), he’d arguably be the best piece moved at the deadline of any team.
I heard there’s a guy in the KBO who’s a decent starter. He’s comes on the cheap…
Intriguing. Whoever may you be referring to
Look at the biggest name trade made each deadline over the last 5 years. LA tends to be active in July, and usually it’s for impact talent
Deceptive ERA or not, Luis García just hasn’t looked good this year. He looks uncomfortable and is throwing less strikes. His BB% is up 4% to 10.2%, K% is down about 4% too.
His LOB% is down to 60% and I would say he’s due to regress back to his career average of 72%, except I think the reason he’s stranding less runners now is because he can’t hold runners on to save his life with the pitch clock.
There’s a reason he hasn’t been pitching in as many high leverage situations this year.
Not sure who you have been watching, but Garcia has not given up an earned run since April 23 and that was 12 appearances ago and he has not allowed an inherited runner to score. All but one of his appearances in May have been in close games. .
I have to agree. Garcia’s 1.45 WHIP might be an overachievement the way he’s missing. Can’t be counted on at all. They need Suarez back badly
What part of no earned runs or inherited runners scored since April 23rd did you miss?
I see it, hoping it’s a sign he rights the ship. ERA close to 5 now. Melvin isn’t using him as set up anymore due to command issues.
But Garcia is the least of the Padres problem. 24 of 25 rostered players (Hader the exception) are playing below their career norms. That’s extraordinary and probably a first in MLB history.
That’s a little misleading because he did let the ghost runner in on May 2nd, which is why he took the loss in that one.
I’ll give you that he’s performed better in May, but he’s pitching in way less leverage. Yes, the games in May have all been “close”, but he’s throwing in the 6th/7th mostly when trailing. They haven’t been using him as a setup man.
No command issues recently. He has pitched in the 7th or 8th inning in 6 of his last 11 appearances. the others were 3 in the 6th inning and 2 in the 9-10th. Melvin apparently trusts him in late inning appearances.
There is a reason the ghost runner is not counted as an earned run nor an RBI. Placing a man on 2B with no outs means there is a 71% chance they will score. The Padres have held 4 leads in the 6th/7th/8th inning that were save situations since April 23rd. Four.
Is there really such a thing as a “small” skull fracture? Any fractured skull would seem like a big issue to me.
Maybe not if you have a small skull.