The Guardians placed outfielder Will Brennan on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to June 25, with rib cage inflammation. Infielder José Tena is up from Triple-A Columbus to take his spot on the active roster. Cleveland also optioned Xzavion Curry and recalled Darren McCaughan.
Brennan has been Cleveland’s primary right fielder, starting 43 of their 78 contests. He’s having a solid season, hitting .256/.314/.415 across 226 plate appearances. Brennan has already established a personal high with eight home runs while keeping his strikeout rate to a tidy 11.9% clip. The Guards have shielded him from lefty pitching, giving him all but 29 plate appearances with the platoon advantage.
It’s not clear how long Brennan will be out of action, but he’ll at least miss the next week-plus. The Guardians kick off an important divisional series in Kansas City tonight. Daniel Schneemann handles right field alongside Tyler Freeman and Steven Kwan. Schneemann will probably pick up the majority of the right field work with Brennan on the shelf, at least against righty pitching. The 27-year-old rookie is hitting .280/.379/.520 through his first 58 big league plate appearances.
Look for a trade for a right hand out fielder and 2 starting starting pitchers.
Trade what for all of that? (Eye roll)
Daniel Espino and George Valera. And Karinchak. Oh wait , it’s not 2022 any more right?
Top ten prospects .
Delauter Brito tena
With Williams back in the next few days, you don’t necessarily need two starters. I think you find the best available need because the Guardians can move Fry, Schneemann, and Arias around the field. This opens you up for to find the best player to benefit this club.
Tidy piece of business here.
Really until Williams throws 90 to 100 pitches and goes 6 innings or more he won’t be coming up.
He has less than a week left until his rehab window is up. They either place him at AAA or bring him up. My guess is that they will send down Allen or McKenzie to see if they can’t get them more consistent.
I’m ok with Brennan being our everyday RF when he returns. I think the chemistry in the locker room is amazing right now for such a young team, bringing in outsiders could change that
Is brennan really injured enough for the 10 day IL or is this just a way to showcase Tena with a few at bats before the deadline?
Both
Showcase is a thing of the past. There is so much data and video on everyone that they don’t need to “show” players anymore. A team already knows how they grade a player before and don’t need to have them showcase.