India faces setback in recovery; Senzel optioned
PITTSBURGH — Earlier this week, the Reds have been feeling optimistic that second baseman Jonathan India was going to return from a plantar fasciitis damage on Friday for his or her collection vs. the Pirates. All India wanted was to do some working to verify his left foot was prepared.
But the working check went poorly, and with India feeling rising ranges of ache, he has been shut down from all working for no less than two extra weeks. He underwent a second MRI on Thursday and is getting a second opinion.
“He tried to push it. There was a tear in the plantar fascia,” Reds general manager Nick Krall said on Friday. “The MRI showed it was a little worse.”
Instead of a comparatively speedy return to motion, India — the 2021 National League Rookie of the Year — may very well be out till mid-September. And that is if his restoration goes completely.
“My message to him was, ‘Sit out the two weeks, and then [we’ll] do everything we can to get you back for the end of the season and the playoffs,’” Reds manager David Bell said. “There’s still a lot left to shoot for to get back for, even if it is towards the end of the season.”
India was initially scratched from the July 29 lineup vs. the Dodgers with left heel ache. His MRI revealed the plantar fasciitis damage and he went on the 10-day IL the subsequent day.
In 103 video games this season, India is batting .251/.336/.409 with 14 residence runs and 52 RBIs whereas being a key chief each on the sphere and within the clubhouse. However, he ran right into a tough stretch on offense earlier than his damage, batting .202 with a .620 OPS and 4 homers over the 30 video games earlier than he went down.
“He’s a really tough player who plays through a lot,” Krall mentioned. “When he can’t go, he can’t go.”
Senzel optioned to Triple-A Louisville
Amid some roster strikes on Friday, probably the most important growth was utility participant Nick Senzel being optioned to Triple-A Louisville. The membership introduced again outfielder Henry Ramos from Louisville to take his place.
“Nick’s been with us for a long time in the organization and on our team. He’s helped us win a lot of games,” Bell said. “Just got to the point where Nick wasn’t going to be playing a lot over the next 10 days to two weeks. He was primarily getting starts against left-handers. There aren’t a whole lot of left-handers coming up.”
Senzel, who was the second general choose within the 2016 Draft, was batting .219 with a .658 OPS, 9 homers and 37 RBIs in 80 video games. He was Cincinnati’s common middle fielder in 2022 whereas enjoying a career-high 110 video games.
Against lefties, Senzel is batting .305, in comparison with .175 in opposition to right-handers.
Injuries have interrupted every of Senzel’s large league seasons. A damaged toe suffered final September required offseason surgical procedure and delayed his begin to this season till April 13. From June 6-16, he missed time with a proper knee damage.
Senzel’s possibility marks the primary time he is been demoted to the Minor Leagues exterior of rehab assignments. In August 2021, the Reds optioned him to Triple-A Louisville on the conclusion of a rehab task, however reversed the choice after it turned out that Senzel was nonetheless not wholesome sufficient to play, as a substitute returning him to the IL.
Senzel misplaced his center-field spot to TJ Friedl and took on a utility position, enjoying all three outfield spots, third base and second base. But after rookies Elly De La Cruz and Matt McLain arrived, his enjoying time dried up.
“In June, he came back from an injury,” Krall mentioned. “When he came back, he went from playing more regularly to a part-time role. He’s hit lefties but struggled overall in a part-time role since he came back. We felt that to get somebody else off the bench and get him regular at-bats was the best way to go for our club.”
There was a number of hypothesis that Senzel may very well be dealt forward of the Aug. 1 Trade Deadline.
“Obviously, the role I’m in now, I wanted the opportunity to go play,” Senzel mentioned on Aug. 2. “I’m [third-year arbitration eligible] subsequent 12 months. They understood that. If it was in the very best pursuits and made sense for each events, they have been going to do one thing. It simply didn’t occur.”
Senzel, 28, may use the common enjoying time at Louisville to revive worth, doubtlessly with an eye fixed towards being moved within the offseason with one 12 months left earlier than free company. But Krall was fast to say Senzel hasn’t been written off by the group.
“I don’t want to say he’s down there for the rest of the year,” Krall said. “He’s got an option. We used the option. He’s going to go play in Triple-A, and hopefully he gets himself back on track to get back up here.”
