American League
Blue Jays
• Will Wagner could have his knee operated on, must be prepared for Spring Coaching, and the group sees him as a second baseman.
Will Wagner will get his left knee scoped on Thursday after assembly with specialists in Cleveland, and whereas the process will include some rehab time, the Blue Jays count on him to be prepared for Spring Coaching subsequent February with none points.
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“I feel he’s most likely a bit of bit relieved that he’s getting this taken care of now,” John Schneider stated Wednesday. “It’s additionally about him understanding from us and the group how he’s seen, the way in which he performed and what we’re on the lookout for from him heading into the offseason and subsequent 12 months. He’s proven very well. He’s a man we’re assured in, and rightfully so.”…Schneider needs to go away as many doorways open as doable, nevertheless it’s clear that Wagner has impressed him sufficient to get a shot at enjoying second base on a close to full-time foundation.
“He can play first and we dabbled at third with him in Buffalo, however we like what we see at second,” Schneider stated. “We expect he’s obtained a very good sport for that spot. There’s a effective line between the flexibility side, which we do worth, and maintaining a man common at a sure spot. I can see him getting lots of reps at second.”
Purple Sox
• Rafael Devers has handled a sore shoulder since July twenty third.
Devers landed exhausting on his proper shoulder on a diving try towards the Rockies on July 23. He continued to play day-after-day, apart from taking a three-day break from Aug. 27-29.
As a substitute of trying refreshed on the plate following the late-August respite, Devers regarded like a shell of himself as Boston’s postseason hopes light away.
In his final 20 video games and 84 plate appearances courting again to Aug. 30, Devers has a slash line of .164/.262/.178 with one double, no homers and 4 RBIs. The 76-78 Purple Sox are 7-13 in these video games.
Yankees
• DJ LeMahieu’s hip has bothered him for some time hampering his capability to rotate.
The 36-year-old stated he had a cortisone shot Thursday in his proper hip, which had been affected by an impingement and had been bothering him for a “couple of weeks” earlier than the Yankees positioned him on the 15-day IL on Sept. 9.…LeMahieu stated there hasn’t been any speak about potential surgical procedure. “There’s some stuff occurring within the hip there,” he stated. “Simply making an attempt to clear it up, get that hip transferring a bit of higher.”
He stated his hip had been impeding his capability to rotate on the plate. “It was a few of these issues the place typically I used to be rotating, typically I wasn’t,” he stated. “Understanding within the weight room and with the trainers and with the coaching workers, it was there, it wasn’t there. It was there, it wasn’t there.”
Nationwide League
Cubs
• Seiya Suzuki transitioned right into a full-time DH.
That led Counsell to lean on outfielder Seiya Suzuki because the Cubs’ common DH courting again to Aug. 16. Since that time within the season, Suzuki has performed in 30 video games, showing within the lineup because the DH 29 occasions and as soon as in proper subject. Over the previous month, Bellinger has garnered the majority of the innings in proper subject, following a roughly two-week run because the DH on account of a left hand harm.
The reasoning will not be merely on account of Bellinger’s choice to be within the subject between plate appearances. Having Bellinger in proper, rookie Pete Crow-Armstrong in heart and Ian Happ in left additionally provides Chicago its optimum defensive alignment. Happ is a two-time Gold Glove winner, Crow-Armstrong probably has {hardware} in his future and Bellinger was a Gold Glove recipient for granted fielder in 2019 with the Dodgers.
Giants
• So far as Marco Luciano is aware of, he’ll be enjoying shortstop or second base subsequent season, not within the outfield.
For now, Luciano plans to work at each center infield positions this winter except he hears otherwise. So if the Giants actually are prepared to maneuver him to left subject, they may at the very least do him the courtesy of telling him in two weeks as an alternative of actually springing it on him in Scottsdale.
• Landen Roupp is engaged on a slider and four-seamer.
Roupp has the various repertoire to start out. He throws a sinking, two-seam fastball and he modified his changeup to emulate Logan Webb’s circle change model. Roupp additionally talked about engaged on a slider and a four-seamer, which might be efficient when used sparingly on the prime of the zone. It’s a pitch that Webb has held onto and breaks out a half-dozen occasions a begin, often to good impact.
“I feel it’s simply exhibiting different pitches,” Roupp stated. “It’s a fairly good feeling. I got here in yesterday on the off day and so they instructed me I used to be beginning. Couldn’t have a greater birthday current.”
Marlins
• Eury Pérez added 15 kilos and must be wholesome across the All-Star break.
… stated Pérez, who has gained 15 kilos of muscle because the surgical procedure with assist from Alcantara’s high-intensity coaching.…
So when may we see Pérez return to the large league mound?
“I don’t have particularly a date I can let you know, however I’ll say, most likely across the All-Star break, or after the All-Star break,” Pérez stated. “For now, my focus is to proceed getting stronger and observe my coach, and all of the issues I’ve to do to get higher.”
Mets
• Luisangel Acuña made two mechanical changes.
However first got here mechanical enhancements inside his swing and pre-pitch bat positioning on the plate.
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Acuña’s stance and swing nonetheless evoke comparisons to his brother, however the brand new variations matter a lot. Acuña now holds his bat extra horizontally, along with his fingers increased. The change permits Acuña to get his bat by means of the strike zone earlier, resulting in a greater high quality of contact and a capability to carry the ball with energy.
After fixing Acuña’s bat angle, Arencibia additionally helped handle Acuña’s drawback with overstriding. With mechanical points addressed, the outcomes began to enhance. From April 23 to the top of June, Acuña slashed .286/.341/.399 with 4 house runs. After that interval, nevertheless, Acuña once more struggled, this time for various causes.
Nationals
• The group expects prospects Brady Home, Yohandy Morales, Jackson Rutledge, Cade Cavalli, and Jake Bennett to contribute subsequent season.
MLB.com: Who can we count on to see within the huge leagues subsequent 12 months and make an affect on the Nationals?
Rizzo: All of the names that we learn about. There may be Brady Home, Yohandy Morales and Jackson Rutledge. We’ll have Cade Cavalli. He can be pitching once more after coming off Tommy John surgical procedure. Jake Bennett can be pitching once more after having Tommy John surgical procedure. So we have now a great secure of men on the excessive Minor Leagues which are going to make an affect someday in ‘25.
Pirates
• Mitch Keller’s fastball velocity dropped over 2 mph.
Maybe most regarding is the drop in his velocity. His four-seam fastball averaged 92 mph Friday, 2.4 mph decrease than his season common. Whereas all of his choices have been at the very least one mph decrease than their season common, the dip within the four-seamer was probably the most eye-opening, being his lowest common in a sport since Sept. 21, 2021.
