The Giants introduced this afternoon that outfielder Michael Conforto has been positioned on the 10-day injured checklist with a proper hamstring pressure. Outfielder Luis Matos was recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding transfer.
Conforto’s damage first occurred throughout final evening’s sport towards the Reds, which noticed him pulled throughout the fourth inning attributable to what the membership termed on the time proper hamstring tightness (as famous by Maria Guardardo of MLB.com). John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle famous that supervisor Bob Melvin instructed reporters after the sport that the damage was a hamstring pressure, albeit one which “feels gentle.” Melvin added that Conforto was scheduled to bear an MRI as we speak and that extra particulars can be obtainable then. The Giants haven’t but commented on the outcomes of that MRI, however Conforto’s placement on the IL ensures that he’ll be out for a minimum of ten days.
The lack of Conforto, 31, is a dangerous one for the Giants. The veteran outfielder signed with the membership on a two-year deal on the heels of a misplaced 2022 season the place he didn’t play attributable to damage and whereas he posted league-average outcomes with San Francisco final 12 months, he’s been one among their most efficient bats this season with a robust .280/.331/.490 slash line that’s good for a wRC+ of 136. That manufacturing has been a uncommon brilliant spot on a Giants workforce that entered as we speak with an 18-23 report partially because of a lackluster offense that has posted a collective wRC+ of simply 97 this season, good for nineteenth within the majors. The offense’s struggles have been additional compounded by accidents in current days, as Conforto joins Tom Murphy, Jorge Soler, Austin Slater, and Nick Ahmed in departing for the injured checklist prior to now week alone.
Changing Conforto on the membership’s lively roster is Matos, a 22-year-old who was a consensus top-100 prospect again in 2022. He made his MLB debut final 12 months however struggled in 76 video games on the huge league degree, hitting a paltry .250/.319/.342 in 253 journeys to the plate en path to a wRC+ of simply 87. Regardless of these struggles, nonetheless, it’s a minimum of possible that Matos might assist contribute to the membership’s offense given his strong .310/.408/.417 slash line towards southpaws final season and a contact-oriented bat that allowed him to put up a strikeout fee of simply 13 % final 12 months within the majors. Except for Matos, Conforto’s damage might create extra taking part in time for the likes of Blake Sabol and Wilmer Flores within the coming days.
