Giants right-hander Logan Webb is heading to the injured list with right knee bursitis, the team announced. Fellow righty Trevor McDonald is coming back up to the big leagues. The Webb move is retroactive to May 6. San Francisco expects the ace to return when he’s first eligible, per Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports.
The Padres pounded Webb for six earned runs over four innings in his most recent start. The two-time All-Star was forced to depart after the knee injury flared up. “I’ve dealt with it for a little while, but it’s still no excuse,” Webb told reporters, including Henry Schulman of MLB.com. Webb will now get a couple of weeks to recover from the issue.
Webb has been one of the more durable starters in the league since becoming a permanent member of the Giants’ rotation. He’s made at least 32 starts in each of the past four seasons. The righty has paced the National League in innings for three straight years. Webb’s last IL stint was back in 2021, when he missed time with shoulder and back injuries.
The volume has been there for Webb this year, but the production has been underwhelming, even before the rough showing against San Diego. He’s posted a 5.06 ERA across eight starts. Webb’s strikeout rate has ticked down to a below-average 20.2%. A 7.2% walk rate would be a solid outcome for a lot of pitchers, though it’s Webb’s worst mark since the shortened 2020 season. The veteran is still getting groundballs at a massive clip (58.5%). His xFIP and SIERA are right around 3.50, which suggests Webb has pitched better than his results.
More to come…
Here comes the scope….guessing meniscus.
Bursitis…much better than meniscus!
Intense malaise
He hasn’t looked himself this year and this injury might be the reason. A few days rest for Webb and giving McDonald more innings makes sense.
in addition to right knee bursitis, webb is also suffering from full body suckitis
Good. Give him a breather. Dude has been carrying the Giants uninterrupted for 5 years. Rest up big fella.
Armchair surgeon here. Just drain the bursa sac, rub some dirt on it, and he won’t even miss a start!
Yeah. I had knee bursa drained when I was a young man. Just appeared the day before flying out to backpack through Nepal. Trip canned. Hospital. A couple of days of IV antibiotics instead. The good thing was I worked at the hospital so the kind nurses set about easing my disappointment. They made sure the IV antibiotics came with a pethidine chaser. Ha ha. Good times !