10 baseball pitchers injured in 2020
July 30, 2020
The Major League Baseball season is only five days old and there have already been a significant number of pitchers on the injury list. Let us take a look at 10 of them who were ranked in the top 200 players in fantasy baseball rankings to start the season.
10) Marcus Stroman–New York Mets–The former first-round draft pick of the Toronto Blue Jays has a left calf tear and is on the 10-day injury list. Luckily for the Mets, Stroman does not have an arm injury. Last season he was an all-star for the first time. Stroman had a record of 10 wins, 13 losses, 159 strikeouts and an earned run average of 3.22. He is one of two Mets starting pitchers with a serious injury. Noah Syndergaard is out for the year with a torn right ulnar collateral ligament and had Tommy John Surgery in March.
9) Masahiro Tanaka–New York Yankees–The native of Itami, Japan suffered a serious concussion at the beginning of July. He was hit in the head by a baseball from a line drive by Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton during a simulated intrasquad game. Also an all-star in 2019, Tanaka had a record of 11 wins, and nine losses, with 149 strikeouts and an earned run average of 4.45.
8) Jake Odorizzi–Minnesota Twins–The native of Breese, Illinois entered the 2020 Major League Baseball season on the injury list with a back problem. It was an All-Star season for Odorizzi in 2019 as he posted a record of 15 wins, seven losses, an earned run average of 3.51, and 178 strikeouts.
7) Eduardo Rodriguez–Boston Red Sox–At the beginning of the season, Rodriguez, a native of Valencia, Venezuela, was supposed to be the Red Sox ace with David Price off to Los Angeles and Chris Sale out for the season with Tommy John surgery. However, Rodriguez suffered coronavirus, and more seriously, was diagnosed with the heart condition of myocarditis since the positive test.
6) Ken Giles–Toronto Blue Jays–This past weekend it was not difficult to tell something was wrong with the Blue Jays closer. The native of Albuquerque, New Mexico had all sorts of trouble with his fastball against the Tampa Bay Rays. In a blown save, Giles had poor velocity and accuracy. He is currently on the injury list with a forearm strain. In 2019, Giles was brilliant for Toronto, as he posted a record of two wins, three losses, an earned run average of 1.87, 23 saves and 83 strikeouts.
5) Corey Kluber–Texas Rangers–The native of Birmingham, Alabama was placed on the 45-day injury list on July 28 with a tear of a major muscle in his right shoulder. The Rangers had high hopes for Kluber, who was acquired in a trade with the Cleveland Indians in the off-season. Kluber won the American League Cy Young award in 2014 and 2017 with the Indians.
4) Aroldis Chapman–New York Yankees–Like Rodriguez, the Yankees closer from Holguin, Cuba is out with coronavirus. Last season, Chapman was an all-star for the sixth time as he had a record of three wins, two losses, an earned run average of 2.21, 37 saves and 85 strikeouts. With Chapman recuperating, the Yankees will rely on Zack Britton to close games.
3) Clayton Kershaw–Los Angeles Dodgers–The eight-time all-star who won the National League Cy Young Award in 2011, 2013, and 2014, is on the injury list with back trouble. Last season Kershaw had a record of 16 wins, five losses, 189 strikeouts, and an earned run average of 3.03.
2)Â Justin Verlander–Houston Astros–Fantasy owners, including me, got a scare this past weekend when it was announced that Justin Verlander would miss the rest of the season with an arm injury. However, Verlander stated he hopes to be back at some point this season, and will have his arm re-evaluated in two weeks. In 2019, Verlander won the American League Cy Young Award for the second time. He had a record of 21 wins, six losses, 300 strikeouts, and an earned run average of 2.58.
1) Stephen Strasburg–Washington Nationals–The San Diego native is currently injured with a nerve ailment in his right hand. Last season, Strasburg led the National League in innings pitched (209), and wins (18). He was also the World Series Most Valuable Player. Strasburg is part of a 1-2 Nationals punch when it comes to starting pitching. The World Series champs will now need Max Scherzer at the top of his game while Strasburg is out.
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