The Yankees introduced this morning that they’ve positioned slugger Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured record. Infielder Oswald Peraza was recalled to the large 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 prime of the sixth inning after feeling tightness in his left hamstring whereas working 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 checks at this time 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 at this time usually are not but identified, though the membership evidently believes that he’ll have to miss no less than 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 have been to try to play by way of the damage.
Even so, it’s a irritating flip of occasions for each Stanton and the Yankees given the veteran’s resurgence on the plate so 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 basically league common, and never notably near the worth the Yankees have 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 residence runs in simply 281 journeys to the plate.
New York must go with out that sturdy manufacturing in the course of their lineup for no less than the foreseeable future, delivering one other blow to an offense that has usually struggled to provide exterior of star sluggers Juan Soto and Aaron Decide. Stanton shelved, it’s potential the Yankees might look to enhance their outfield protection by inserting Trent Grisham in heart area, kicking Decide again over to his native proper area whereas permitting Soto to maneuver right into a DH function. Grisham has struggled to a wRC+ of simply 71 on the plate this 12 months, although his high quality work with the glove might nonetheless make him a extra enticing choice than extra often counting on Oswaldo Cabrera (78 wRC+) or DJ LeMahieu (51 wRC+) exterior of their present function splitting time at third base.
Taking Stanton’s place on the roster is Peraza, who has been sidelined for nearly the whole season so far because of a shoulder pressure. In 28 video games on the Triple-A degree since coming back from damage, Peraza has struggled to a .178/.313/.215 slash line that implies he’s unlikely to be the answer for changing Stanton’s manufacturing offensively, though the previous consensus top-50 prospect would doubtless be the membership’s finest defensive choice 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 huge league motion whereas Anthony Rizzo recovers from a fractured forearm.
