Astros Place Jacob Melton On 10-Day Injured List

The Astros introduced 5 roster strikes at this time, together with outfielder Jacob Melton’s placement on the 10-day injured listing attributable to a proper ankle sprain.  Shay Whitcomb was additionally optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land, and as reported earlier, Houston chosen the contracts of each Cooper Hummel and Luis Guillorme from Triple-A to fill the 2 open spots on the lively roster.  The Astros had one 40-man roster spot already out there, and to create the opposite, Spencer Arrighetti was moved from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL.

Melton’s harm occurred in yesterday’s 10-3 Astros win over the Twins, spoiling what was trying like an excellent recreation for the rookie after he went 2-for-2 with three RBI in his first two plate appearances.  Within the high of the fourth inning, nevertheless, Melton turned his ankle whereas getting ready to subject what ended up being a homer from Minnesota’s Willi Castro.

“After I realized that I wasn’t going to have a play on it, tried to again off the wall and get circled and get squared up with the place I assumed it was going to hit and simply type of rolled it, landed on it slightly awkward,” Melton advised the Houston Chronicle’s Matt Kawahara and different reporters.  “Not superb by any stretch of the creativeness, however I’ll play the playing cards that I’m dealt.”

Melton completed the inning however was changed in left subject by Whitcomb previous to the highest of the fifth.  Known as as much as make his MLB debut on June 1, Melton has hit solely .241/.290/.310 over his first 31 PA in opposition to huge league pitching, although he offered respectable protection and stuffed a gap amidst an injury-riddled outfield scenario for Houston.  Sadly, Melton has now gone all the way down to harm himself, becoming a member of fellow outfielders Yordan Alvarez, Chas McCormick, Zach Dezenzo, Taylor Trammell, and Pedro Leon on the 10-day IL.

If this wasn’t sufficient, Isaac Paredes is battling a gentle hamstring pressure, leaving the Astros quickly with out their beginning third baseman.  Guillorme can play everywhere in the infield and Hummel figures to get a while in each nook outfield slots as Houston figures out how you can finest juggle their roster and maybe put together for one more call-up if Paredes additionally requires an IL stint.

Arrighetti fractured his proper thumb greater than two months in the past, so he has already been sidelined for 60 days whereas remaining on the 15-day IL.  His transfer to the 60-day IL is subsequently only a paper transaction that frees up a 40-man roster spot for the Astros, and Arrighetti is predicted to be out for a number of weeks extra, by means of he has resumed taking part in catch.