Joe Musgrove landed on the 15-day injured checklist over the weekend, his second such stint of the 2024 season. The Padres initially known as the problem elbow irritation. They supplied extra readability this night, saying that an MRI revealed a bone spur (hyperlink by way of AJ Cassavell of MLB.com).
Whereas there’s aid in Musgrove avoiding any ligament injury, the bone spur goes to maintain him out effectively past the minimal two weeks. Cassavell writes that the previous All-Star will probably be shut down solely for 2 weeks. He may start enjoying catch at that time, however that’ll probably require a multi-week construct earlier than he’s prepared for a minor league rehab task. Musgrove conceded that he may require arthroscopic surgical procedure if the damage doesn’t heal with relaxation, however that’s not at present into account. He not too long ago obtained a platelet-rich plasma injection.
With slightly greater than 5 weeks earlier than the All-Star Break, it appears probably Musgrove will probably be out into the second half of the season. His rehab course of will decide whether or not he’s again at Petco Park earlier than the commerce deadline. The Padres are more likely to search for beginning pitching regardless — they’ve already been tied to White Sox breakout lefty Garrett Crochet — however Musgrove’s damage solely provides to the uncertainty.
Dylan Stop, Michael King and Matt Waldron are the clear prime three within the rotation in the intervening time. Yu Darvish landed on the 15-day IL alongside Musgrove, although it doesn’t appear that he’ll miss a lot time rehabbing a groin pressure. San Diego recalled righty Randy Vásquez and promoted rookie Adam Mazur to step into the beginning 5. Vásquez carried a 5.74 ERA into tonight’s begin towards the Diamondbacks. Mazur made his MLB debut on Tuesday. Jackson Wolf, proprietor of a 5.83 ERA over 11 Triple-A appearances, is the one different starter on the 40-man roster.
San Diego’s rotation has turned in common outcomes by the season’s first couple of months. They’re 14th with a fair 4.00 earned run common regardless of rating fifth in MLB with a 24 % strikeout fee. Darvish, Stop, Waldron and King have every allowed between three and 4 earned runs per 9 with stable swing-and-miss numbers. Musgrove has had a disappointing season as he tried to navigate the elbow soreness. He has tossed fewer than 5 innings per begin with a 5.66 ERA and a 20.6 % strikeout fee that might simply be the worst of his Padres tenure.
