The Padres introduced that they’ve positioned infielder Xander Bogaerts on the 10-day injured checklist, retroactive to Could 21, with a left shoulder fracture. Outfielder David Peralta was chosen to take Bogaerts’ place on the lively roster. To open a spot for Peralta on the 40-man, right-hander Luis Patiño was transferred to the 60-day injured checklist.
Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune beforehand relayed on X that Bogaerts could be occurring the IL and a follow-up tweet supplied extra details about the fracture. At this level, it doesn’t seem as if surgical procedure is required, although Bogaerts might want to miss time because the bone heals, with extra exams deliberate for right now. “Late summer time” is floated as a attainable return time, which leaves lots of vagaries concerning the months to come back, although Acee says Bogaerts shall be out no less than two months in a column on the SDUT.
On Monday, Bogaerts appeared to injure himself when diving to discipline a grounder off the bat of Ronald Acuña Jr. (video hyperlink from MLB.com.) The preliminary imaging was detrimental, as relayed on X by Acee on Monday, nevertheless it appears subsequent exams have revealed a fracture.
The veteran infielder wasn’t off to a very good begin this 12 months, at present hitting .219/.265/.316 for the season, however has been much better up to now. He hit .285/.350/.440 for the Friars final 12 months and produced equally for the Pink Sox within the 5 prior seasons.
The Padres would have been anticipating Bogaerts to proper the ship within the coming months however that received’t occur now, no less than not quickly. The membership is under .500 at 25-26 however nonetheless at present holds the ultimate Wild Card spot within the Nationwide League. They must attempt to cling to that spot with out that Bogaerts turnaround within the weeks to come back.
The membership just lately acquired infielder Luis Arráez, largely with the plan of placing him within the designated hitter slot. However he’s performed second base since Bogaerts harm himself and will keep there for the foreseeable future. Arráez is without doubt one of the finest contact hitters within the sport however is mostly thought-about a poor defender on the keystone. Bogaerts only in the near past moved to the place from shortstop and has -2 Defensive Runs Saved this 12 months however 4 Outs Above Common.
Offensively, the membership might now rotate numerous hitters by the DH slot if Arráez goes to be taking part in the sphere repeatedly. The previous two video games have seen Manny Machado and Donovan Solano DHing, with Jurickson Profar in there right now.
The 36-year-old Peralta joins the outfield combine alongside Profar, Fernando Tatis Jr., Jackson Merrill and José Azocar. It was simply over per week in the past that Peralta opted out of his minor league take care of the Cubs, which led to a minor league take care of the Padres over the weekend.
With Triple-A Iowa, Peralta was drawing walks at a 14.1% charge however slashing simply .217/.341/.348 for a wRC+ of 84. He’s additionally coming off a down 12 months within the majors, as he hit .259/.294/.381 with the Dodgers final 12 months for a wRC+ of 82.
However Peralta has hit .279/.335/.450 total in his profession, which interprets to a wRC+ of 108. He’s additionally been thought-about an above common defender within the outfield, principally within the corners. His lackluster outcomes final 12 months might have been as a result of a flexor tendon harm, which popped up across the All-Star break and later required surgical procedure. The Padres will certainly be hoping for Peralta to return to his pre-2023 outcomes.
Peralta is in left discipline tonight as Profar is within the DH slot. As talked about, supervisor Mike Shildt might give numerous gamers DH time for semi-rest days going ahead. Although with the Arráez commerce, president of baseball operations A.J. Preller has proven he’s not afraid of a midseason deal, even when we’re nowhere close to the deadline but. Maybe one other transfer shall be forthcoming as a response to the Bogaerts harm. However for now, it’s a troublesome improvement for a membership in an especially tight playoff race.
As for Patiño, he underwent Tommy John surgical procedure simply over three weeks in the past and goes to overlook the rest of the season.
