Injury updates

[gregmag]

7 hours ago, JohnBriggs12 said:

What makes you think Lara will sit?  Mitchell is lost at the plate and badly needs a day or two off.  That being said if Lara continues to selfishly waste pitch reviews on balls clearly in the zone, he could use some time off.

Yeah, Lara needs a reset. You can tell from his body language that he’s frustrated.  We worried about his playing time, but I think he’s had to play too much in Frelick’s absence. Something like two days on, one day off would be ideal. Take some swings, have some issues, then watch and learn. 

[cragi]

I didnt watch last night but box score says Lara got on base 3 times and he's the problem?

[Samurai Bucky]

1 hour ago, cragi said:

I didnt watch last night but box score says Lara got on base 3 times and he's the problem?

He hit balls that didn’t move much.  He is still getting accustomed to recognizing MLB breaking balls.  Many times, he looks really lost. 

[TwinsBrewersWorldSeries]

Frustrated or not, Lara seems to be hitting much better than Yelich right now.

and importantly he’s helping the team with his defense as well

[Jopal78]

Any chance they simply option Frelick to AAA?

They’ve got a lot of money invested in Lara and should play him every day. Lockridge > Frelick as 4th OFer/bench bat.

Then again, the fans love Frelick’s hustle as he busts it down the line on a 6-3 groundout….

[LouisEly]

43 minutes ago, Jopal78 said:

Any chance they simply option Frelick to AAA?

Rehab assignments can last 30 days, past the 9/1 roster expansion date, so my guess is he goes on rehab assignment until 9/1 and becomes the position player callup.

Not sure why people are so quick to dismiss a guy who was a 114 wRC+ last year as a healthy 25 year old, not to mention a gold glove winner.

[Jopal78]

13 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

Rehab assignments can last 30 days, past the 9/1 roster expansion date, so my guess is he goes on rehab assignment until 9/1 and becomes the position player callup.

Not sure why people are so quick to dismiss a guy who was a 114 wRC+ last year as a healthy 25 year old, not to mention a gold glove winner.

It’s a what have you don’t for me lately league. Sal is  nearly 250 games removed from the gold glove. His last 900 PAs he’s been slightly below league average hitter. He’s just a guy, and certainly doesn’t deserve to take playing time from Lara 

[bm1090]

4 hours ago, Jopal78 said:

It’s a what have you don’t for me lately league. Sal is  nearly 250 games removed from the gold glove. His last 900 PAs he’s been slightly below league average hitter. He’s just a guy, and certainly doesn’t deserve to take playing time from Lara 

Yeah. He's been really bad this year, but he was good last year as a 24 year old. Great defense to pair with a .756 OPS. Maybe this injury really has been messing him up.

I'm not a huge Frelick fan and if I had to bet either way, I'd say his tenure in the MLB doesn't last more than a few more years. But it's way too early to give up on him.