The Padres introduced that they’ve positioned infielder Xander Bogaerts on the 10-day injured record, retroactive to Might 21, with a left shoulder fracture. Outfielder David Peralta was chosen to take Bogaerts’ place on the energetic roster. To open a spot for Peralta on the 40-man, right-hander Luis Patino was transferred to the 60-day injured record.
Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune beforehand relayed on X that Bogaerts could be occurring the IL and a follow-up submit offered 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 checks deliberate for right now. “Late summer season” is floated as a attainable return time, which leaves quite a lot of vagaries in regards to the months to come back, although Acee says Bogaerts will probably be out not 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 Acuna Jr. The preliminary imaging was unfavorable, as relayed on X by Acee on Monday, but it surely appears subsequent checks have revealed a fracture.
The veteran infielder wasn’t off to a very good begin this yr, at the moment hitting .219/.265/.316 for the season, however has been much better prior to now. He hit .285/.350/.440 for the Friars final yr and produced equally for the Crimson 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, not less than not quickly. The membership is beneath .500 at 25-26 however nonetheless at the moment holds the ultimate wild-card spot within the Nationwide League. They should attempt to cling to that spot with out that Bogaerts turnaround within the weeks to come back.
The membership lately acquired infielder Luis Arraez, largely with the plan of placing him within the designated hitter slot. However he’s performed second base since Bogaerts damage himself and will keep there for the foreseeable future. Arraez is without doubt one of the greatest contact hitters within the recreation 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 yr however 4 Outs Above Common.
Offensively, the membership could now rotate varied hitters by means of the DH slot if Arraez goes to be taking part in the sphere frequently. The previous two video games have seen Manny Machado and Donovan Solano DHing, with Jurickson Profar in there Wednesday.
The 36-year-old Peralta joins the outfield combine alongside Profar, Fernando Tatis Jr., Jackson Merrill and Jose 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% price however slashing simply .217/.341/.348 for a wRC+ of 84. He’s additionally coming off a down yr within the majors, as he hit .259/.294/.381 with the Dodgers final yr 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, largely within the corners. His lackluster outcomes final yr could have been resulting from 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 Wednesday night time as Profar is within the DH slot. As talked about, supervisor Mike Shildt might give varied gamers DH time for semi-rest days going ahead. Although with the Arraez 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 will probably be forthcoming as a response to the Bogaerts harm. However for now, it’s a tricky improvement for a membership in a particularly tight playoff race.
As for Patino, he underwent Tommy John surgical procedure simply over three weeks in the past and goes to overlook the rest of the season.
