The Dodgers will place outfielder Teoscar Hernandez on the 10-day injured record, reports Invoice Plunkett of the Orange County Register. The workforce has but to formally announce the transfer or a corresponding transaction, however as first noted by Jack Harris of the L.A. Occasions, James Outman traveled to satisfy the workforce in Miami.
Hernandez exited Tuesday’s sport with tightness in his left hamstring, the Dodgers introduced. He went for an MRI to find out the severity of his ailment. The outcomes of that imaging nonetheless aren’t clear, neither is a possible timetable for Hernandez’s return, however the workforce clearly noticed sufficient injury to sit down the 32-year-old slugger down for the following 10 days.
“Clearly, he will be inactive for some time. I do not actually know a timetable. I feel that is all contingent on when he begins again up once more,” supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned, per MLB.com.
Although the 24-11 Dodgers presently maintain the perfect document in baseball (by a margin of half a sport over the second-place Padres), their outfield manufacturing has been extra good than nice on the entire. Hernandez has been the perfect of the bunch, slashing a superb .315/.333/.600 with 9 homers. Andy Pages has been robust as properly, with a .277/.347/.491 output in common enjoying time. The remainder of L.A.’s outfield play has been suspect. Free agent acquisition Michael Conforto is out to a woeful .146/.285/.243 begin. Neither Chris Taylor nor Tommy Edman has hit properly throughout restricted enjoying time within the outfield. Edman’s broader .252/.295/.523 slash continues to be fairly stable general, however he’s additionally on the 10-day injured record on account of an ankle subject.
Edman would possibly’ve been the best choice to fill in for Hernandez have been he wholesome, however the Dodgers will as a substitute give extra seems to be to Outman now — significantly in opposition to right-handed pitchers, given his notable profession platoon splits. The 28-year-old Outman had a pleasant debut exhibiting again in 2022 however has struggled mightily within the majors since that point, due largely to a sky-high 33% strikeout price in his profession. He’s hitting .254/.322/.508 in Triple-A proper now, however that’s coupled with a grim 36.3% strikeout price in 146 plate appearances.
The Dodgers have additionally scarcely performed Enrique Hernandez within the outfield this 12 months, however he’s actually no stranger to enjoying there and would make for a pure righty complement in a platoon setup. Taylor could be an on-paper match as a fellow righty with outfield expertise, however he hasn’t hit in any respect relationship again to 2024 and has really been even much less efficient in opposition to lefties than he has righties.
