The Yankees introduced that they’ve positioned slugger Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured listing. Infielder Oswald Peraza was recalled to the large league roster within the corresponding transfer, as first reported by El Extrabase’s Daniel Alvarez-Montes.
Stanton, 34, departed Saturday’s recreation in opposition to the Braves within the prime of the sixth inning after feeling tightness in his left hamstring whereas operating the bases earlier within the recreation. Supervisor Aaron Boone indicated to reporters, together with The Athletic’s Brandon Kuty, after the sport that Stanton was scheduled to bear exams 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 severe.
The outcomes of Stanton’s testing aren’t but recognized, though the membership evidently believes that he’ll have to miss a minimum of the following 10 days earlier than he can return to motion. Being cautious with Stanton, who has an extended historical past of decrease half accidents, is comprehensible given the danger of aggravating the hamstring additional if he have been to aim to play by 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. Lengthy one of many recreation’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 notably near the worth the Yankees have been hoping to get from a full-time DH who they pay a mean of $25M to yearly. The veteran’s manufacturing in 69 video games this season has been far nearer to what the Yankees are hoping for from him, as he’s impressed with a .246/.302/.492 slash line (126 wRC+) whereas crushing 18 house runs in simply 281 journeys to the plate.
New York should go with out that sturdy manufacturing in the midst of their lineup for a minimum of the foreseeable future, delivering one other blow to an offense that has typically struggled to supply outdoors of star sluggers Juan Soto and Aaron Choose. With Stanton shelved, it’s doable the Yankees may look to enhance their outfield protection by inserting Trent Grisham in middle discipline, kicking Choose again over to his native proper discipline whereas permitting Soto to maneuver right into a DH position. Grisham has struggled to a wRC+ of simply 71 on the plate this yr, although his high quality work with the glove may nonetheless make him a extra engaging possibility than counting on Oswaldo Cabrera (78 wRC+) or DJ LeMahieu (51 wRC+) outdoors of their present position splitting time at third base.
Taking Stanton’s place on the roster is Peraza, who has been sidelined for nearly the complete season up to now attributable to a shoulder pressure. In 28 video games on the Triple-A degree since coming 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. However former consensus top-50 prospect would possible be the membership’s finest defensive possibility at third base and will free LeMahieu and Cabrera up for extra frequent appearances at DH or first base, the place teenager Ben Rice has been getting his first style of huge league motion whereas Anthony Rizzo recovers from a fractured forearm.
