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Manuel Margot To Undergo Elbow Surgery

By Darragh McDonald | August 15, 2023 at 2:50pm CDT

The Rays announced that outfielder Manuel Margot has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to loose bodies in his right elbow. He will have surgery tomorrow with an expected recovery timeline of three to four weeks, though they say more will be known after the procedure has been completed. Infielder Jonathan Aranda has been recalled to take his place on the active roster.

The news is fairly unexpected, as Margot has been playing regularly, including taking five plate appearances just yesterday. But it’s possible that the issue has been dragging him down in recent weeks. At the end of June, he was hitting .260/.318/.378 for a wRC+ of 98, but his line since then is a paltry .213/.238/.279 and a 44 wRC+.

Margot is a glove-first outfielder but has been roughly league average at the plate in recent years. From 2020 to 2022, he hit .264/.320/.375 for a wRC+ of 99. He was right in line with that pace in the first half of the season but fell off steeply in the past six weeks or so, with his season-long line now at .249/.300/.354 for a wRC+ of 85.

Ideally, the procedure will allow him to heal up and get back into form for the final few weeks of the regular season and a potential postseason run. With his bat at that average-ish level, he can be a serviceable player overall thanks to other contributions. He racked up double-digit steals in each season from 2017 to 2021 and has long been an above-average defender, with career tallies of 42 Defensive Runs Saved, 59 Outs Above Average and a grade of 19.9 from Ultimate Zone Rating. DRS has soured on him a bit this year but he still has +4 OAA for the campaign.

With Margot out of action, the Rays figure to use Jose Siri, Josh Lowe, Luke Raley and Randy Arozarena as their regular outfield rotation, with Aranda and Harold Ramírez capable of stepping in at times as well. Their 72-49 record has them three back of the Orioles in the AL East but currently in possession of the top Wild Card spot in the league.

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  1. Ham Fighter

    2 months ago

    Rays season slowly falling apart

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    • rocky7

      2 months ago

      tic…tic…tic….!

      3
      Reply
    • Rsox

      2 months ago

      All of the pitcher injuries they’ve had its amazing they’ve made it this far. However with Franco issue and now this that hot start may be the only thing that carries them to the postseason

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    • alwaysgo4two

      2 months ago

      Whoever your team is, you know about karma.

      2
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      • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

        2 months ago

        Tic..tic..tok, Baltimore beat you to the top…
        Margot ain’t no reason to flop.
        TB you’re the cream of the crop
        Let’s prove it…

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    • fljay73

      2 months ago

      How so? Margot hasn’t hit very well the last 6+ weeks. With 2 rookies in the lineup (Mead had 3 singles. Basabes had 2RBIs) on Monday night vs the Giants 10-2 win.

      Reply
  2. Bob Lablah

    2 months ago

    Aranda + Basabe + Mead > Margot + Wander

    Reply
  3. DCartrow

    2 months ago

    Margot has loose bodies.

    Wander prefers ’em tight.

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    • Six Shooter

      2 months ago

      Savage

      2
      Reply
      • julyn82001

        2 months ago

        LOL

        Reply
    • Bob Lablah

      2 months ago

      Man that’s that’s hard not to laugh at.

      2
      Reply
  4. davengmusic

    2 months ago

    Manuel Marstop

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    Reply
  5. davengmusic

    2 months ago

    TOO SOON TOO SOON

    Reply
  6. StPeteStingRays

    2 months ago

    This is addition by subtraction.

    GO RAYS!!!

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    Reply
  7. Pads Fans

    2 months ago

    Once a top 25 prospect by both MLB and BA, Margot never developed into a good major league player.

    It always seemed to me when he was with the Padres that he was swinging for the fences instead of taking advantage of his great speed and hitting line drives.

    Maybe someone that has watched him closely since he has been with the Rays can say more about how he has done since he got there in 2020.

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    • pohle

      2 months ago

      it doesnt really matter that his production with the bat never truly came around, he was always seen as a glove first prospect. maybe there was a development that could have ‘fixed’, but he has stuck around for eight seasons as a perfectly useful player, with his prime glove at a prime position and he makes do at the plate

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      • Pads Fans

        2 months ago

        A perfectly below average player. A #4 outfielder. I guess that is useful, but if he hit for average, he could have been so much more. I had seen him play for he Portland Sea Dogs back in 2015 and when the Padres got him in trade I thought they could have a guy that hit .270 -.280 and played top notch defense.

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