The Crimson Sox have positioned first baseman Triston Casas on the 10-day IL with proper shoulder irritation, the staff introduced. In a corresponding transfer, Bobby Dalbec has been recalled from Triple-A Worcester. In different Crimson Sox information, beginning pitcher Corey Kluber was scratched from his rehab look at Triple-A this afternoon. He has been shut down for the rest of the season, the membership revealed to reporters (together with Ian Browne of MLB.com).
Casas is within the midst of a superb rookie marketing campaign, placing up an .856 OPS with 24 dwelling runs. He leads the Crimson Sox in stroll price and on-base proportion and has been Boston’s finest hitter by wRC+. He has been particularly sizzling within the second half, posting a 1.031 OPS because the All-Star break. The 23-year-old is one in every of solely seven AL rookies to qualify for the batting title, and amongst that group, he ranks first in quite a few offensive classes, together with OPS, wRC+, and xwOBA. He’s prone to earn some down-ballot assist for Rookie of the 12 months, though Gunnar Henderson stays the clear favourite to take dwelling the {hardware}.
Sadly, a sore proper shoulder may spell the top of Casas’s season. His IL placement is retroactive to September 15, which implies he may return on September 25 on the earliest. By that time, the Crimson Sox will solely have six video games remaining, and it’s extremely unlikely they’ll be in rivalry for a Wild Card spot. If Casas returns to full power, his staff would certainly like to have him for these ultimate two collection, however they don’t have any motive to hurry him again.
Taking his place on the lively roster might be Bobby Dalbec, who has spent many of the 2023 season at Triple-A after a poor main league displaying in 2022. Dalbec was phenomenal throughout a quick cup of espresso in 2020, hitting eight dwelling runs in 23 video games. He adopted that up with a stable marketing campaign in 2021, posting a .792 OPS and a 106 wRC+ in 133 contests. Nonetheless, he had a tough time the next 12 months. His OPS fell by greater than 100 factors and his energy appeared to vanish.
Dalbec opened the 2023 season at Triple-A, and he has come up solely briefly on a couple of events all year long. He has spectacular numbers with Worcester – 33 dwelling runs, a .938 OPS, and a 131 wRC+ – though he has underwhelmed in ten video games on the main league stage, going 2-for-12 with eight strikeouts. The Crimson Sox will hope he can entry his energy with the massive league membership to fill the void within the lineup that Casas left behind.
Kluber was scheduled to make his third rehab look at Triple-A on Saturday, however the Crimson Sox scratched him from the sport. He’ll proceed his rehab work from home however won’t pitch for Boston once more this season. The veteran right-hander has been on the injured checklist with shoulder irritation since mid-June.
A two-time Cy Younger Award winner, Kluber loved a mini-renaissance with the Rays final season, making 30 begins for the primary time since 2018. Nonetheless, he has struggled tremendously in his age-37 marketing campaign, pitching to a 6.26 ERA in 9 begins and a 9.45 ERA in six appearances out of the bullpen. His contract incorporates an $11MM staff possibility for 2024, though it’s extremely unlikely the Crimson Sox will train the choice.
