The Pink Sox positioned Chris Martin on the 15-day injured listing yesterday (retroactive to July 4) and known as up left-hander Cam Booser from Triple-A to fill Martin’s spot within the bullpen. Martin is affected by proper elbow irritation, and supervisor Alex Cora instructed the Boston Globe’s Julian McWilliams and different reporters that there isn’t but any plan for Martin to endure any testing. The hope is that the 15-day relaxation (which encompasses the All-Star break) is all it takes for Martin to really feel higher and return to the mound.
That is the second time Martin has been on the IL this week, as he additionally missed two weeks in June coping with anxiousness. Over 26 1/3 innings this season, the right-hander has a powerful 27.9% strikeout charge and an elite 1.9% stroll charge, whereas posting an 3.42 ERA that has been inflated by some troubles with house runs. Martin’s SIERA is 2.44, by comparability, and his .313 BABIP displays a little bit of dangerous batted-ball luck. Regardless of the time spent on the injured listing, Martin nonetheless leads the Pink Sox with 10 holds and is the membership’s prime set-up possibility for nearer Kenley Jansen.
Extra from across the AL East…
- Gleyber Torres continues to be bothered by a nagging groin damage, as the difficulty compelled the Yankees second baseman to make an early exit from yesterday’s 5-3 loss to the Pink Sox. Torres isn’t in as we speak’s lineup, because it seems New York is giving him a minimum of someday of relaxation — contemplating how Monday is an off-day for the Yankees, it appears conceivable that Torres additionally won’t play Sunday with a purpose to obtain a extra prolonged break. The groin drawback is the newest wrinkle in what has been a tough season for Torres, who’s hitting solely .223/.297/.344 with eight house runs in 355 plate appearances.
- Blue Jays reliever Yimi Garcia will start a rehab task with Triple-A Buffalo as we speak, and Sportsnet’s Arden Zwelling (X hyperlink) writes that Garcia would possibly simply want one look earlier than rejoining Toronto’s energetic roster. Even when Garcia does get a second outing on Tuesday, it appears to be like just like the right-hander must be on tempo to be activated from the 15-day IL earlier than the All-Star break. Garcia has been on the IL since June 17 attributable to ulnar neuritis in his throwing elbow, and a wholesome return can be enormous each for the Jays’ struggling bullpen, and for Garcia’s worth heading into the July 30 commerce deadline. With the Blue Jays more and more trying like sellers, a pending free agent like Garcia is a pure candidate to be moved earlier than the deadline.
