Rangers announced that right-handed people Jacob deGrom was put on the 15-day injury list due to inflammation in his throwing elbow. The move comes a day after deGrom was knocked out early in the match against the Yankees due to what was initially called a forearm strain. In the corresponding move, Texas calls the right-hander Yerry Rodríguez from Triple-A to take deGrom’s place on the active list.
Manager Bruce Bochy told reporters yesterday that removing deGrom is “just a precaution,” and GM Chris Young told reporters (including Shawn McFarland of the Dallas Morning News) that magnetic resonance imaging showed inflammation. “Given how important he is to us and our season, we’re going to play this game very cautiously and see how he reacts over the next few days of treatment, then 7-10 days. , we’ll have a pretty good idea of what’s going to happen. the next steps are‘ said the child.
DeGrom also had an early exit two weeks ago due to wrist pain, this visit to IL could be more like a total maintenance pause for deGrom to fully recover. That said, it’s definitely not good to see deGrom back in the IL, especially with any kind of elbow/forearm problem. The right-hander underwent Tommy John surgery more than a decade ago and he missed the second half of the 2021 season recovering from a forearm strain. Between that abbreviated 2021 season and then the shoulder blade stress response before the start of the 2022 season, deGrom missed almost exactly a year of bridging action for the 2021-22 campaigns.
Clamped in that prolonged injury absence, deGrom still racked up an ERA of 1.90 in 156 innings of 1/3 between 2021-22, further showing that he is one of the best players in the world. baseball’s best pitcher when healthy. Even as health concerns blanketed his previous two seasons, deGrom turned down the remaining $30.5 million on his contract with the Mets to pursue a major free agent deal. than last winter. The bet paid off well for the 34-year-old, who won a five-year, $185 million deal from Rangers.
That deal contains a conditional option for the 2028 season that fits the nature of deGrom’s current IL timing. This option will become a club option if deGrom undergoes TJ surgery or is on IL for any injury to the elbow or shoulder for 130 consecutive days in a given season or in 186 consecutive days bridging multiple seasons. (The price of that club option ranges from $20 million to as much as $37 million if deGrom reaches a certain threshold of plays and ends with a Cy Young Prize vote during the term. of the contract.) If deGrom avoids these injury standards, pass a physical exam after During the 2027 season, throw at least 160 turns during that season and finish in the top 5 in the relegation. Cy Young’s vote in 2027, which becomes a $37 million player option.
As noted, there hasn’t been any indication that deGrom’s injury is serious, or anything that could even put him out after the minimum period of 15 days. It is a bit ominous, however, that an elbow problem sent deGrom to IL in his first month with Rangers, and the club can only hope that the injury is just an upper hand. road.
In his first six games against Texas, deGrom has continued to perform as an ace, achieving a 2.67 ERA in 30 thirds rounds with the elite team. statistical figures are almost on the table. Rangers won a perfect 6-0 in deGrom’s first game, which is the main reason Texas is in first place in the AL West after a 15-11 start.
Texas has holidays on both Monday and Thursday, giving the team more flexibility in how to reset rotation when deGrom is down. Children point out that Denmark are the best candidates to enter the five-man starting lineup, and Rodriguez’s promotion is perhaps a hint that Rangers will indeed put Dunning back on track. Dunning was a regular for Rangers in 2021-22 before the team’s in-season pitcher acquisitions pushed him into a relief role. Despite a very low strike rate of 13.9%, Dunning performed well in the bullpen, reaching an ERA of 1.77 and a 50.8% ground rate in 20 innings of the 1/3 relief.
