6:31pm: Texas formally introduced Seager’s IL placement and introduced Fabian up. Jon Grey moved from the 15-day to the 60-day injured checklist in a procedural transfer to clear the mandatory 40-man roster spot for Fabian. A foot damage ended Grey’s season yesterday.
3:40pm: The Rangers are putting shortstop Corey Seager on the 10-day injured checklist attributable to hip discomfort. Supervisor Chris Younger knowledgeable members of the membership’s beat as we speak, together with Shawn McFarland of the Dallas Morning Information (X hyperlinks). Younger mentioned it’s too early to inform if Seager is completed for the 12 months or if he would require surgical procedure. Outfielder Sandro Fabian will likely be chosen to take Seager’s place on the roster and the membership might want to make a corresponding transfer to open a 40-man spot for Fabian.
There’s not a lot details about Seager’s damage or how extreme it’s, nevertheless it is sensible for the membership to be cautious at this level. At 66-73, the Rangers are 8.5 video games again of a playoff spot, making them successfully accomplished for the 12 months. That offers the membership little incentive to push Seager via any damage, even when it’s minor. Maybe he can get into a number of extra contests earlier than the season is out nevertheless it’s additionally potential that the membership simply decides to close him down sooner or later.
The Rangers might want to cowl the shortstop place till Seager returns or presumably for the rest of the schedule. Josh Smith, Jonathan Ornelas and Ezequiel Durán have every acquired begins there prior to now week because the membership has already been backing off Seager’s enjoying time.
All three of these guys can play the outfield as effectively, so the membership will add to their choices on the grass by including Fabian. The 26-year-old will get added to a serious league roster for the primary time. He was as soon as a notable prospect within the Giants’ system, as that membership gave him a $500K bonus when signing him out of the Dominican Republic in 2014.
He posted some good outcomes on the decrease ranges of the minors and Baseball America ranked him #8 within the Giants’ system going into 2017. Nevertheless, he struggled in subsequent seasons and fell off the prospect radar. By the tip of 2021, he had topped out at Double-A and certified for minor league free company.
He has signed minor league offers with the Rangers in three straight years now and has typically been performing round league common on the Triple-A degree. That features 116 video games for Spherical Rock this 12 months with 17 dwelling runs and a .270/.343/.462 batting line. Within the sturdy offensive atmosphere of the Pacific Coast League, that line interprets to a 99 wRC+. He can play all three outfield spots and will likely be making his main league debut as quickly as he will get right into a recreation.
