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Jonah Heim To Miss At Least 2-3 Weeks With Wrist Strain; Surgery Possible

By Darragh McDonald | July 28, 2023 at 5:35pm CDT

The Rangers announced that catcher Jonah Heim has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to July 27, with a left wrist tendon strain. Outfielder Bubba Thompson was recalled to take his place on the roster. The club also swapped a couple of pitchers, with righty Josh Sborz reinstated from the 15-day IL while righty Owen White was optioned to Triple-A. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News relays that Heim will rest for two to three weeks before seeing if he can play through the pain. If not, he may require season-ending surgery, or that could be pushed to the offseason.

Heim, 28, departed Wednesday’s game with wrist soreness and it appears the issue is serious enough that he’ll sit out a few weeks. There’s still hope of him returning, but being without Heim for any amount of time is surely unwelcome for the Rangers, as he’s been one of the best backstops in the majors this year. He’s already tallied 14 home runs and is slashing .280/.337/.479 for a wRC+ of 123. He’s also been graded as a strong defender, leading to a tally of 3.5 wins above replacement from FanGraphs this year, trailing only Sean Murphy’s 3.7 among all major league catchers.

In the meantime, the club will rely on a catching tandem of Sam Huff and Mitch Garver. The latter is an above-average hitter but frequent injuries have prevented him from ever playing 105 games in a season and he hasn’t reached 70 games since 2019. He missed two months this year due to a knee sprain and has played 33 games, only donning the tools of ignorance in 13 of those. Huff has only played nine major league games this year, spending most of his time in the minors. But he’s hit well down there, slashing .298/.389/.546 for a 121 wRC+.

The Rangers should be fine with that duo for a while but will likely look for reinforcements of some sort. There are no other catchers on the 40-man roster and Garver’s persistent health issues make him hard to bank on for extended playing time. The trade deadline is now just four days away and midseason trades of catchers are tricky given the challenges of learning a new pitching staff on the fly, but the Rangers might have to try.

Austin Hedges of the Pirates would be an obvious candidate as an impending free agent on a struggling Pirates club, and he has already reportedly drawn trade interest. He’s a poor hitter but is generally considered an excellent defender. The White Sox are busily selling and could move Yasmani Grandal, though he’s making $18.25MM this year. Joey Bart seems to have been leapfrogged by Patrick Bailey and Blake Sabol in San Francisco. He’s in his final option year and will be out of options next year, which perhaps makes him disposable to the Giants in the long-term but useful to the Rangers in the short-term. The Mets are rolling with rookie Francisco Álvarez and could perhaps part with Omar Narváez or Tomás Nido. Victor Caratini is stuck behind William Contreras in Milwaukee and has garnered trade interest. Iván Herrera seems to be blocked in St. Louis by Willson Contreras and Andrew Knizner.

The Rangers have had a big lead in the American League West for much of the season but have recently seen the Astros pull within two games while the Angels, six games back, are aggressively making upgrades. Losing a key player like Heim is a rough development for them but they still have a few days to address it.

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40 Comments

  1. Edp007

    2 years ago

    That hurts

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    • Hemlock

      2 years ago

      Not as bad as Oakland must feel after giving him away for Elvis Andrus, Aramis Garcia, and wild crazy cash money.

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      • cadagan

        2 years ago

        “Oakland must feel after giving Heim away for Elvis Andrus, Aramis Garcia, and wild crazy cash money.”

        Also before that, Oakland traded Joey Wendle to TBR to get Heim in 2017. Wendle had 3 good seasons in TBR without being paid much.

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        • Hemlock

          2 years ago

          August 1, 2016: Tampa Bay Rays traded Steve Pearce to the Baltimore Orioles for Jonah Heim.

          Robbery. Fans of the Baltimore Orioles will cry themselves to sleep tonight after remembering this trade.

          Reply
    • slidepiece

      2 years ago

      Indeed, Hedges to hedge the bet for the Rangers, plus Holderman, for….?

      Reply
  2. Guyerbassist

    2 years ago

    damn here we go again. How do you get injured on a swing and a miss. Going to be missing damn near half the lineup soon. When you need to be basically winning every game to keep the division lead

    Reply
    • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

      2 years ago

      Wouldn’t jonah it, one of the top catchers in MLB. Sucks

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      Reply
  3. DarkSide830

    2 years ago

    LET HUFF COOK

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    • Guyerbassist

      2 years ago

      Is he ready though? Like full time. Garver scares me. Seems to have his moments but then has alot of down games as well. Huff crushed that ball the other day just not sure how mlb ready he is

      Reply
  4. King of Cards

    2 years ago

    The Cardinals have a catcher available. I believe they will either trade Herrera for a nice pitching prospect or trade Knizner for whatever. Looks like the Rangers could use a backup even when Heim is healthy.

    Reply
    • mgomrjsurf

      2 years ago

      Hedges,Grandal,Bart available same with maybe Tom Murohy.

      Reply
    • JosephK

      2 years ago

      Why trade Knizner?

      Reply
      • King of Cards

        2 years ago

        Because we have Contreras and Herrera.

        Reply
  5. sippycups

    2 years ago

    every other team is snagging up the pitchers except the rangers, and now this… not good.

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    • mgomrjsurf

      2 years ago

      Still ones available to try and get.

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      Reply
    • CursedRangers

      2 years ago

      True, however I think the Rangers are kicking the tires on the top pitchers such as Snell & Verlander, and the Cardinals closer.

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      Reply
      • mgomrjsurf

        2 years ago

        Mets can also give a Catcher,Carha and so on.

        Reply
      • Simm

        2 years ago

        Could get snell and Sanchez. Sanchez and snell duo have been lights out.

        Reply
    • King of Cards

      2 years ago

      I am hoping the Rangers and Cardinals get together for a deal. Flaherty, Hicks and Knizner all available.

      Reply
  6. KingOmar

    2 years ago

    Knew Heim would prove too good to be true

    Reply
    • B-Minus21

      2 years ago

      Wtf does this even mean

      Reply
    • No Soup For Yu!

      2 years ago

      He hasn’t proved anything of the sort. An injury does not dampen his potential or what he’s done so far, it just dampens the rest of the Rangers’ season.

      Reply
  7. Mr big dig

    2 years ago

    Looks like Jonah Heim will miss the Ana Heim series ^_^

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  8. Dennis Boyd

    2 years ago

    Padres will trade them Snell and Sanchez and Snell will no hit the Padres this weekend as Sanchez hits a homer to beat them.

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    • Hemlock

      2 years ago

      Quit ruining the future for me!

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      Reply
  9. Rsox

    2 years ago

    Big blow for the Rangers. 3 weeks is not horrible but thats a really good bat out of the lineup

    Reply
  10. agnes gooch

    2 years ago

    Joey Bart might be available……

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    • Wheeler Dealer

      2 years ago

      He’s been available for awhile

      Reply
    • Wheeler Dealer

      2 years ago

      Victor Carantini of Brewers is available

      Reply
    • Mr big dig

      2 years ago

      Why you little!

      Reply
  11. Rickover50

    2 years ago

    Eric haase is available and provides power when hot and has also caught multiple no hitters

    Reply
  12. Wheeler Dealer

    2 years ago

    Tucker Barnhart probably available with Chicago carrying 3 catchers

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  13. jacl

    2 years ago

    I’ve always wanted to see Huff get an extended look. I think he’ll be a good player

    Reply
    • User 1104686089

      2 years ago

      yep great opportunity just a bummer of a way to get it

      Reply
  14. bobcavic

    2 years ago

    I’d like to see Boston make McGuire available.

    Reply
    • mgomrjsurf

      2 years ago

      Nobody on the 4o man to replace him.

      Reply
  15. Lefty_Orioles_Fan

    2 years ago

    Great Googly Moogly

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    Reply
  16. Adam Closer

    2 years ago

    Huff will be fine. Dude can flat out hit. Garvey is a bit of a snowflake always being injured.

    Reply
  17. User 1104686089

    2 years ago

    Alright Sam Huff, this is your time big fella

    Reply
  18. Groucho

    2 years ago

    #%$&!!!!!!

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