The Purple Sox activated Vaughn Grissom from the 10-day injured listing in the present day and optioned the infielder to Triple-A, a transfer that The Athletic’s Jen McCaffrey reported the staff was contemplating final week. Grissom hasn’t performed within the majors since June 1 attributable to a proper hamstring pressure, including to his troubled first season in Boston. Between this damage and a left hamstring pressure in Spring Coaching, Grissom has been restricted to 23 Main League video games, and a dismal .148/.207/.160 slash line in 87 plate appearances.
Some sort of resolution was required since Grissom’s 20-day minor league rehab task was up tomorrow, however his .604 OPS in 58 Triple-A PA throughout that task didn’t precisely pressure Boston’s hand for a promotion. Even because the Sox proceed to search for solutions at second base, Grissom might want to carry out higher to earn one other call-up, and it stays to be seen when (or even when) he is likely to be again within the majors earlier than 2024 is over.
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- Ranger Suarez has been on the Phillies’ 15-day injured listing since July 24, and supervisor Rob Thomson advised Lochlahn March of the Philadelphia Inquirer and different reporters that Suarez isn’t anticipated again till after the top of the Phils’ subsequent homestand (August 13-18). Suarez does look like making respectable progress in his restoration from lower-back soreness, as he threw a 36-pitch bullpen session in the present day. Maybe one other bullpen session and at the least one dwell batting-practice session can be so as, and Suarez’s return could possibly be delayed a bit longer if the Phillies decide to ship him on a minor league rehab task. The correct-hander was arguably the very best pitcher in baseball over the primary three months of the season earlier than his again issues began to floor, and Suarez struggled to a 7.71 ERA in his final 21 innings previous to his IL placement.
- Anthony Volpe fouled a ball off his left foot throughout a plate look within the second inning of tonight’s 9-4 Yankees loss to the Angels, and the shortstop was ultimately pressured out of the sport within the eighth inning. Supervisor Aaron Boone advised the New York Put up’s Greg Joyce and different reporters that x-rays had been detrimental and Volpe simply acquired a contusion, although extra can be identified within the coming days if Volpe might want to miss any time. Volpe has an precisely common 100 wRC+ over 516 PA this season, with a number of streakiness baked right into a .257/.304/.410 slash line. The second-year participant has been sizzling on the plate just lately and remains to be delivering standout protection at shortstop, so the Yankees can solely hope the damage isn’t severe.
- It was an identical story for Rays outfielder Josh Lowe, as x-rays had been additionally detrimental on Lowe’s proper knee after he fouled a ball off himself within the first inning of tonight’s sport. Lowe was in sufficient discomfort that he couldn’t take the sector for the underside of the primary, however his damage was additionally deemed a contusion. A pair of indirect strains have already despatched Lowe to the IL twice this season, and he has hit .236/.296/.410 over 213 plate appearances to date in 2024, enjoying nearly completely in opposition to right-handed pitchers.
- The Marlins made a number of trades throughout their pre-deadline selloff, and the deal that despatched Bryan De La Cruz to the Pirates drew some “disagreement and dialogue internally,” in line with The Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson and Craig Mish. De La Cruz isn’t arbitration-eligible till this coming offseason and is now below the Pirates’ management via 2027, however the Marlins’ analytics division wasn’t impressed by his long-term potential, “and a perception that De La Cruz wasn’t going to be a starter [in Miami] when the staff is able to contend.” The Fish additionally had a selected curiosity in prying right-hander Jun-Seok Shim away from Pittsburgh, as Shim’s spin charges and pitching arsenal impressed Miami evaluators. A Marlins supply advised Jackson/Mish that the staff isn’t involved in regards to the shoulder situation that has to date saved Shim from pitching in 2024.
