The Diamondbacks introduced that outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has been reinstated from the 10-day injured record. Infielder Luis Guillorme has been designated for task in a corresponding transfer.
Gurriel landed on the 10-day IL firstly of the month attributable to a strained left calf. Earlier than touchdown on the shelf, he had been producing at a charge a bit above league common. He has 17 residence runs, a batting line of .274/.316/.428 and a 104 wRC+. He additionally has seven stolen bases and strong defensive metrics, resulting in a tally of 1.8 wins above substitute on the yr, per FanGraphs.
Getting that sort of manufacturing again is good for the Snakes, assuming he can choose up the place he left off, although supervisor Torey Lovullo might need to make some powerful selections in setting his lineup on daily basis. Pavin Smith has been masking left area with Gurriel out and has an enormous .296/.378/.591 line and 161 wRC+ on the yr. Shifting both to proper area isn’t an choice, as Corbin Carroll has picked issues up after a weak begin to the yr. He was hitting .197/.282/.291 by means of the tip of Could, however .254/.344/.520 because the latter line led to a 135 wRC+.
Joc Pederson is hitting properly out of the designated hitter slot. Like Christian Walker at first base, Jake McCarthy performs properly in heart. Stable gamers like Josh Bell and Randal Grichuk are already getting little enjoying time, and the return of Gurriel will additional crowd issues, although that’s an excellent downside for the Snakes to have as they appear to lock down a playoff spot within the season’s closing days. They’re at present 85-68, tied with the Mets for the second and third wild-card spots. The Padres are two video games up on that pair, whereas Atlanta is 2 video games again.
Guillorme was signed to the roster a month in the past whereas Ketel Marte was injured. Since then, he has appeared in 18 video games and hit .162/.347/.216. Marte was reinstated from the IL on Sept. 6 and served because the designated hitter for a few video games however has since retaken his spot on the keystone, reducing into Guillorme’s enjoying time. Guillorme has over 5 years of big-league service time and might’t be optioned with out his consent, so he has now been got rid of the roster completely.
He’ll be positioned on waivers within the coming days. He gained’t be playoff-eligible with another membership at this level, which limits any enchantment of claiming him. He had a strong run as a utility man for the Mets not too way back, hitting a mixed .278/.367/.344 over the 2020-22 seasons. However he hit simply .224/.288/.327 final yr and obtained himself non-tendered. This yr, he has bounced between Atlanta, Anaheim and Arizona with a line of .205/.301/.273 in 79 video games. If he passes by means of waivers unclaimed, he has greater than sufficient service time to reject an outright task and elect free company, although maybe he would think about accepting simply in case Marte suffers an damage once more and a few postseason enjoying time opens up.
