Right here’s a have a look at a few of the extra notable names to be activated from the injured checklist at this time…
- The Giants activated third baseman Matt Chapman from the injured checklist at this time after spending only a week on the shelf as a result of irritation in his proper hand. Versatile infielder Tyler Fitzgerald was optioned to Triple-A to make room for Chapman on the energetic roster. Chapman has appeared in simply 96 video games for San Francisco this yr after lacking time as a result of a sprained proper hand again in June. He missed practically a month as a result of that damage, and after being activated in early July he hit simply .200/.290/.365 over 31 video games earlier than heading again to the IL as a result of his ailing hand. Chapman obtained a cortisone shot throughout this newest stint on the shelf, and each he and the Giants are certainly hoping he’ll be capable of hit extra like his first half self (.243/.360/.452 in 65 video games) going ahead. As for Fitzgerald, he’s hit simply .217/.278/.327 (73 wRC+) in 72 video games this yr thanks primarily to vanishing energy relative to his 15 homers in 341 plate appearances final yr.
- Elsewhere within the NL West, the Dodgers activated veteran reduction arm Kirby Yates from the injured checklist at this time. He takes the roster spot of southpaw Blake Snell, who’s headed to the paternity checklist. Yates was shelved on August 1 as a result of low again ache and hasn’t appeared in a recreation since July 26. He was positioned on the shelf after a tough month of July the place he surrendered a 6.00 ERA and 5.95 FIP throughout eight appearances, however the Dodgers are certainly hoping that his month-long layoff has helped him get wholesome for the ultimate weeks of the season. Yates was arguably the perfect reliever in baseball with the Rangers final yr as he posted a 1.17 ERA with a 2.50 FIP and picked up 33 saves in 61 appearances. This yr his ERA has ballooned to 4.31, however a 32.8% strikeout price nonetheless affords some cause for optimism that he’ll be capable of flip issues round now that he’s wholesome. Yates joins a Dodgers bullpen that’s presently counting on Blake Treinen and Ben Casparius within the late innings from the appropriate facet.
