The Rangers are going to position right-hander Dane Dunning on the 15-day injured listing attributable to a shoulder problem, supervisor Bruce Bochy tells Kennedi Landry of MLB.com, who relayed the information on X.
It’s unclear how lengthy the Rangers count on Dunning to be out of motion, but it surely’s an unlucky improvement for the staff regardless as their rotation depth has been regularly thinned out this yr. The membership knew that Jacob deGrom and Tyler Mahle wouldn’t be accessible within the first half, as each of them underwent Tommy John surgical procedure final yr. Then Max Scherzer required again surgical procedure within the offseason, which was going to pressure him to overlook a while as properly.
Final week, Nathan Eovaldi landed on the IL attributable to a groin pressure and now Dunning will observe him attributable to this shoulder problem. Between these two, Scherzer, deGrom and Mahle, they’ve a full rotation on the injured listing for the time being.
That leaves Jon Grey, Michael Lorenzen and Andrew Heaney because the wholesome core of the beginning employees for the time being. José Ureña had been understanding of the bullpen however began yesterday and threw 5 innings towards the A’s.
The membership has a double-header as we speak, with Lorenzen taking the ball for the primary contest. Jack Leiter is deliberate for the “twenty seventh man” and the starter for the second recreation, although Owen White is developing as properly, per Jeff Wilson of Rangers At present. White will seemingly be the corresponding transfer for Dunning’s IL placement.
With Dunning now on the shelf, the Rangers should resolve on how they wish to construction the again finish of their rotation, with Ureña, White and Leiter presumably in rivalry for the 2 spots behind Grey, Lorenzen and Heaney.
Ureña has a 3.86 earned run common this yr however, as talked about, most of that has come out of the bullpen. He had a 6.45 ERA in ten begins final yr and hasn’t posted an ERA beneath 5.00 since 2018. Leiter first main league begin didn’t go particularly properly, with seven earned runs allowed in 3 2/3 innings. He has struck out 37% of Triple-A batters confronted this yr but in addition allowed six house runs in simply 25 1/3 innings. White allowed 5 earned runs in 4 large league innings final yr and at present has a 5.70 ERA in Triple-A this yr.
Scherzer as soon as appeared to be on observe to return in early Could however that plan has hit a snag. It was reported per week in the past that he skilled some thumb soreness whereas on a rehab project and was going to be shut down for a bit. Basic supervisor Chris Younger stated as we speak that Scherzer received’t throw once more till the soreness is totally gone, per Wilson on X.
His rehab outing was on April 24, so he’s now two weeks faraway from that. The longer his present shutdown lasts will presumably require extra of a ramp-up as soon as he is ready to get again on observe. As of now, that leaves him a query mark till there’s progress with the thumb soreness.
All that factors to the Rangers cobbling a rotation collectively for a bit, till Eovaldi or Dunning are capable of rejoin the combo. Regardless of the rotation challenges, the Rangers are 21-16 and half a recreation forward of the Mariners for the division lead within the American League West.
