Yankees Place Giancarlo Stanton On 10-Day Injured Record

The Yankees introduced this morning that they’ve positioned slugger Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured checklist. Infielder Oswald Peraza was recalled to the massive league roster within the corresponding transfer, as first reported by El Extrabase’s Daniel Alvarez-Montes final night time.

Stanton, 34, departed yesterday’s sport towards the Braves within the high of the sixth inning after feeling tightness in his left hamstring whereas operating the bases earlier within the sport. Supervisor Aaron Boone indicated to reporters (together with The Athletic’s Brandon Kuty) after the sport that Stanton was scheduled to endure assessments as we speak to find out the severity of the difficulty however famous that Stanton was in “good spirits” and that the membership was hopeful the difficulty wasn’t too critical. The outcomes of Stanton’s testing as we speak aren’t but identified, though the membership evidently believes that he’ll have to miss at the least the following ten days earlier than he can return to motion. Being cautious with Stanton, who has an extended historical past of decrease half accidents all through his profession, is comprehensible given the danger of aggravating the hamstring additional if he had been to try to play via the harm.

Even so, it’s a irritating flip of occasions for each Stanton and the Yankees given the veteran’s resurgence on the plate thus far within the season. Lengthy one of many sport’s most feared sluggers, Stanton posted comparatively pedestrian numbers over the previous two seasons, slashing simply .202/.286/.442. That manufacturing was solely good for a 103 wRC+ that’s primarily league common, and never significantly near the worth the Yankees had been absolutely hoping to get from a full-time DH who they pay a mean of $25MM to yearly. The veteran’s manufacturing in 69 video games this season has been far nearer to what the Yankees are absolutely hoping for from him, as he’s impressed with a .246/.302/.492 slash line (126 wRC+) whereas crushing 18 dwelling runs in simply 281 journeys to the plate.

New York should go with out that robust manufacturing in the course of their lineup for at the least the foreseeable future, delivering one other blow to an offense that has usually struggled to supply exterior of star sluggers Juan Soto and Aaron Judge. Stanton shelved, it’s attainable the Yankees may look to enhance their outfield protection by putting Trent Grisham in heart subject, kicking Decide again over to his native proper subject whereas permitting Soto to maneuver right into a DH position. Grisham has struggled to a wRC+ of simply 71 on the plate this 12 months, although his high quality work with the glove may nonetheless make him a extra engaging possibility than extra often counting on Oswaldo Cabrera (78 wRC+) or DJ LeMahieu (51 wRC+) exterior of their present position splitting time at third base.

Taking Stanton’s place on the roster is Peraza, who has been sidelined for nearly your entire season thus far resulting from a shoulder pressure. In 28 video games on the Triple-A degree since getting back from harm, Peraza has struggled to a .178/.313/.215 slash line that means he’s unlikely to be the answer for changing Stanton’s manufacturing offensively, though the previous consensus top-50 prospect would seemingly be the membership’s greatest defensive possibility at third base and will free LeMahieu and Cabrera up for extra frequent appearances at DH or first base, the place teen Ben Rice has been getting his first style of massive league motion whereas Anthony Rizzo recovers from a fractured forearm.