The Texas Rangers have positioned right-hander Jon Gray on the 15-day injured checklist with lower forearm tightness. The transfer is retroactive to Thursday, this means that Gray would not be eligible to rejoin the active roster until Oct. 13. That, in flip, method Gray would not be eligible to go back till a possible deciding Game 5 of the American League Division Series. In a corresponding transfer, the Rangers have recalled left-hander Jake Latz from Triple-A.Â
The lack of Gray is a an important one. This season, the 31-year-old has pitched to a 4.12 ERA (108 ERA+) and a 2.63 Okay/BB ratio throughout 29 begins and 157 1/3 innings. As for Texas’ postseason outlook, they are on the verge of clinching a playoff berth and are more likely to win the AL West and thus obtain a first-round bye instantly to the Division Series. It’s conceivable the Rangers may just decide to play brief a participant in the course of the first 4 video games of the sequence and thus make it conceivable for Gray to pitch in a Game 5. However, that turns out like an not likely manner given the tactical disadvantages it might imply for the majority of the sequence.Â
Rotation intensity for Texas was once already a priority after the lack of ace Jacob deGrom to Tommy John surgical procedure. They addressed that want in a large approach main as much as the industry time limit by way of obtaining right-hander Max Scherzer from the Mets and left-hander Jordan Montgomery from the Cardinals. However, Scherzer additionally not too long ago succumbed to injury, and his standing for the postseason is unsure. The lack of Gray compounds the playoff rotation uncertainty in the back of Nathan Eovaldi and Montgomery.Â