The Braves introduced Tuesday that nearer Kenley Jansen has been positioned on the 15-day injured record as a result of an irregular heartbeat. The transfer is retroactive to June 27. Proper-hander Jesus Cruz has been recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett to take his spot on the energetic roster.
It’s a worrisome ailment for Jansen, although that is removed from the primary time the 34-year-old has handled the problem. Jansen has thrice been positioned on the injured record as a result of irregular heartbeats — as soon as in 2011 and once more in each 2017 and 2018. He’s had a pair of cardiac ablation procedures throughout his huge league profession in hopes of corralling the problem, although it appears he’s not but solely out of the woods in that regard.
The Braves’ announcement didn’t embody a timetable for Jansen’s return, though his most up-to-date IL placement for this subject, again in 2018, resulted in a minimal 10-day absence. The Braves are certainly eager for a equally fast return this time round, though the plain broader hope is that, no matter Jansen’s availability on the baseball subject, he can stay in general good well being and finally transfer past episodes of this nature solely.
Jansen, in his first 12 months with any group apart from the Dodgers, has been fairly good. The three-time All-Star carries a 3.58 ERA by 32 2/3 innings, and secondary metrics like FIP (2.18), SIERA (2.07) and xERA (2.12) really feel he’s been significantly higher than that earned run common would point out. That’s due largely to Jansen’s good 36.4% strikeout price, his robust 6.2% stroll price and his continued potential to restrict arduous contact higher than almost any pitcher within the league (86.5 mph common exit velocity, 28.4% hard-hit price).
Taking Jansen’s place on the roster within the quick time period would be the 27-year-old Cruz, who pitched six innings of one-run ball for the Braves earlier this season. The previous Cardinals minor leaguer has been equally sharp in Gwinnett, the place he’s notched a tidy 2.45 ERA with a sensational 24-to-1 Okay/BB ratio by 14 2/3 innings of aid.
