Brewers outfielder Tyrone Taylor has a sprained elbow that may maintain him out of motion for the primary two weeks of spring video games, with Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel relaying phrase from supervisor Craig Counsell. There is no such thing as a structural injury and Taylor will simply want relaxation, although this can delay his ramp-up to readiness for the massive league season.
Taylor has had a good run with Milwaukee over the previous couple of years, hitting 29 house runs and stealing 9 bases in 213 video games. His batting line over that 2021-2022 stretch was .239/.300/.448 for a wRC+ of 104. He additionally drew constructive grades for his outfield protection, taking part in all three spots however primarily in heart, main to three.4 fWAR in that point.
There’s nonetheless about 5 weeks till Opening Day, maybe giving Taylor time to recuperate, although it’ll depend upon how his elbow heals. If he must miss a little bit of time, the membership has a mixture of outfielders that would step up. Christian Yelich and Jesse Winker appear prone to share the left area and designated hitter slots, with Garrett Mitchell maybe getting an prolonged run of play in heart. Proper area might nonetheless go to Taylor if wholesome, although the membership additionally has Blake Perkins on the 40-man roster, in addition to infielder/outfielders Brian Anderson, Mike Brosseau and Keston Hiura. When it comes to non-roster choices, Tyler Naquin simply got here aboard on a minor league deal, and there’s additionally prospects like Sal Frelick and Joey Wiemer.
Another notes from Brewers camp…
- Left-hander Aaron Ashby has been sidelined by a shoulder injury that Counsell mentioned would maintain him out of motion for “a few months.” The pitcher himself addressed the media yesterday, together with Rosiak, and mentioned the difficulty in additional element. “It’s a shoulder impingement, labral tear,” Ashby mentioned. “That sounds actually dangerous however everybody has these; it’s simply type of the way it impacts you. And in my throwing movement, it doesn’t really feel nice. It’s a very small tear. Then it’s the rehab course of and retraining that muscle and dealing the correct approach.” As for the timeline, “My hope is type of center of Might,” he mentioned. Over the previous two years, he’s thrown 139 innings with a 4.47 ERA however stronger underlying metrics. His 9.7% stroll price is a bit excessive, however his 27.1% strikeout price and 57.8% floor ball price had been each sturdy, main to higher marks from ERA estimators like a 3.95 FIP and three.41 SIERA. Even with out Ashby, the membership tasks to have six sturdy rotation choices in Corbin Burnes, Brandon Woodruff, Freddy Peralta, Eric Lauer, Wade Miley and Adrian Houser. Ashby must work his approach into that blend as soon as he’s wholesome, although it’s doable another person in that group wants a while off by then.
- Shortstop Willy Adames has beforehand expressed his willingness to signal a long-term deal to stick with the Brewers, although he additionally seen the massive contracts that shortstops had been in a position to safe this offseason. “Whenever you see the blokes, you realize, getting paid, I imply, the group of men that signed this offseason, they had been elite guys and so they set the bar for us, you realize, the blokes which might be developing,” he tells Rosiak. He goes on to say he’ll let his company deal with the enterprise aspect of issues whereas he focuses on baseball however provides that these different shortstops “actually set the bar for the blokes which might be developing.” Carlos Correa in the end settled for a contract beneath expectations after he had two offers scuttled by considerations over his bodily, however the different marquee shortstops did properly for themselves this winter. Trea Turner acquired himself $300MM from the Phillies, Xander Bogaerts acquired $280MM from the Padres and Dansby Swanson secured $177MM from the Cubs. The 27-year-old Adames will make $8.7MM this 12 months earlier than a ultimate arbitration season in 2024, after which he’s slated to hit the open market. His efficiency over these subsequent two seasons will decide what sort of contract he may very well be on the open market however he’s trending in a powerful path. He posted a career-high 4.7 fWAR final 12 months in a season that included 31 house runs and powerful grades for his glovework. Milwaukee followers would absolutely like to maintain him round long-term however he appears properly conscious of the type of contract that awaits him if he stays wholesome and productive for a pair extra years.
