AL East Notes: Soto, Kremer, Tiedemann

Yankees followers acquired an replace concerning the standing of celebrity outfielder Juan Soto at the moment after he underwent imaging on his forearm yesterday. Supervisor Aaron Boone spoke to reporters (together with MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch and Brendan Kuty of The Athletic) this afternoon previous to the membership’s scheduled recreation towards the Dodgers concerning the younger star’s standing and famous that whereas a visit to the injured checklist “stays a risk” for Soto, the membership doesn’t at the moment anticipate one being essential. Even so, Boone added that it may very well be at the least “a pair” of days earlier than Soto returns to the lineup because the membership continues to be cautious concerning the damage.

That Soto is predicted to keep away from an IL stint is definitely a reduction for the Yankees, as their greatest offseason acquisition has carried the membership offensively alongside Aaron Judge thus far within the season. Even by his personal lofty requirements, the younger star has gotten off to a wonderful begin this yr with a .318/.424/.603 slash line in 290 journeys to the plate because the Yankees acquired him from the Padres in a blockbuster deal that despatched a multi-player packaged headlined by righty Michael King to San Diego. A big absence by Soto can be significantly devastating for the Yankees seeing because the 25-year-old has helped to select up the membership’s offense amid struggles from key regulars like Anthony Rizzo and Gleyber Torres.

With Soto briefly out of motion, Trent Grisham figures to obtain common begins within the outfield, taking up the middle discipline job and kicking Choose again to his earlier position because the membership’s on a regular basis proper fielder. If Soto had been to finally require a visit to the shelf, it’s potential the Yankees might flip to teen Everson Pereira to fill out their outfield combine. The well-regarded prospect struggled in his first style of massive league motion final yr however has slashed a strong .265/.346/.512 on the Triple-A degree this season.

Extra to come back…

• Orioles right-hander Dean Kremer is making progress in his rehab from a triceps pressure that despatched him to the injured checklist late final month, as supervisor Brandon Hyde advised reporters (together with Jacob Calvin Meyer of the Baltimore Sun) earlier this afternoon. As Meyer notes, Hyde indicated that Kremer is ready to throw a bullpen inside the subsequent few days, with Hyde including that “every little thing is trending in the appropriate path” concerning his restoration. Whereas Hyde didn’t place a timeline on the right-hander starting a rehab task to the minor leagues, a speedy return by Kremer would absolutely be an enormous reduction to an Orioles membership that will likely be with out each Tyler Wells and John Means for the rest of the 2024 marketing campaign. As issues stand, the membership is counting on Albert Suarez, Cole Irvin, and Cade Povich to fill out the rotation behind Corbin Burnes, Kyle Bradish, and Grayson Rodriguez.
• Blue Jays high pitching prospect Ricky Tiedemann was regarded as on the cusp of his large league debut getting into the 2024 marketing campaign, however these plans had been scuttled when he was sidelined simply eight innings into his season by irritation of the ulnar nerve in his elbow. Whereas it’s actually lucky that the lefty prevented any structural injury, the damage has nonetheless left him sidelined for almost all of the season. Luckily, Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi relayed earlier at the moment that, in response to Toronto supervisor John Schneider, Tiedemann threw a stay bullpen yesterday the place “every little thing went nicely.” Schneider went on to notice that the subsequent step for Tiedemann may very well be a rehab recreation both with Single-A Dunedin or maybe with the membership’s Florida Complicated League crew.