The Padres have been dealt a scare yesterday when Ha-Seong Kim was compelled out of their loss to the Rockies after jamming his throwing shoulder diving into first base. San Diego despatched the shortstop for imaging at the moment and got here away inspired by the preliminary outcomes.
“(Early testing) appears to be principally favorable, however there’s zero timeline to it,” supervisor Mike Shildt advised reporters earlier than tonight’s collection opener with the Twins (by way of the MLB.com harm tracker). “We’re initially pretty happy with what it seems to be like. We’re nonetheless gathering data.” The Friars didn’t place Kim on the injured record, although he’s not out there for tonight’s sport.
Tyler Wade drew into the lineup at shortstop tonight. He’d seemingly be the favourite for enjoying time if Kim requires an IL stint. Wade gives velocity and defensive versatility however restricted offensive upside. He entered tonight’s sport with a .241/.318/.259 batting line in 134 journeys to the plate. Wade solely has two extra-base hits (each doubles) all season. Kim shouldn’t be an impression hitter, but he’s much more of a risk than Wade. The South Korea native has 11 homers with a roughly common .223/.330/.370 slash throughout 470 plate appearances.
Kim has prevented the injured record in every of his first 4 MLB seasons. That sturdiness can be a significant promoting level for the 28-year-old when he hits free company throughout the upcoming offseason. There’s technically an $8MM mutual possibility on his take care of San Diego, however Kim will certainly decline his finish in favor of a $2MM buyout and search for a longer-term deal.
If Kim does require his first MLB injured record stint, he’ll be part of Fernando Tatis Jr. as lineup fixtures on the shelf. Tatis has been down for practically two months after sustaining a stress response in his proper leg. Dennis Lin of the Athletic wrote this night that membership officers have recommended Tatis may very well be out into the center of subsequent month (although there’s nonetheless no official timetable). The harm halted an All-Star marketing campaign. Tatis was one of the vital productive outfielders within the Nationwide League throughout the first half of the season, drilling 14 homers with a .279/.354/.468 line in 80 video games.
The Friars have relied on David Peralta as their proper fielder since Tatis went down. The 37-year-old veteran has been a surprisingly sturdy offensive contributor, operating a 269/.331/.438 slash in 175 journeys to the plate. Peralta is coming off a properly below-average season with the Dodgers and wasn’t hitting properly in Triple-A early this yr.
In a little bit of minor league harm information, Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune writes that high prospect Leodalis De Vries suffered a proper shoulder pressure that appears more likely to finish his season. Whereas it’s not believed to be a long-term challenge, the Low-A season solely runs into the second week of September. De Vries was broadly perceived as essentially the most gifted prospect in the latest worldwide signing class. The Dominican Republic native has solely elevated his inventory prior to now few months, reaching Low-Some time enjoying the complete season at age 17. The switch-hitting shortstop has turned in a .237/.361/.441 mark with 11 homers towards a lot older competitors. The Padres reportedly made him (and high catching prospect Ethan Salas) kind of untouchable on the commerce deadline.