Cubs Catcher Miguel Amaya Had to be plagued off the field during tonight’s matchup with the Blue Jays. He hurt his left ankle and ran to first base in the eighth inning. After the game, manager Craig Counsel told reporters (including Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times) That Amaya’s X -rays have fortunately returned negative for a broken bone, but the backstop still sprained his ankle and needs a trip to the IL. Although he has avoided the worst, this is a tough blow to Amaya, who played back in his first game after an oblique tension in May.
Chicago’s decision to keep Reese mcguire Apart from the Roster after repairing Amaya, it now seems almost creepy. The Cubs signed the veteran back -upper in a Minor League deal in the low season and selected his contract when Amaya first went on the IL in May. It could be expected to point out McGuire for the assignment, Amaya went back, but instead it was utility man Jon Berti They lost his grid.
Now the Cubs can simply go back to the catch set that they had used in recent months, a setup that worked perfectly well. Carson Kelly The primary catcher at McGuire remains as his back -up. Kelly has cooled after a red -hot start, but he still works perfectly for his position, just like McGuire. The two combined for a .723 Ops and 103 WRC+ during Amaya’s first IL -Stint, and they both also played a strong defense behind the album.
This all means that the Cubs will not miss Amaya. The 26-year-old produced a .819 OPS and 126 WRC+ in 27 games prior to his sloping injury. He has a .797 OPS and 122 WRC+ in 83 games that go back to last July. A high Babip and a low Xwoba suggest that the degree of success is untenable, and the jury is still on its defense, but that is exactly the thing: Amaya is four years younger than Kelly or McGuire, with much less experience under his belt. He still has room to grow, and the Cubs want to find out what kind of role he can play for their club in the coming years. It is a lot harder to do that when he is on the shelf.
The Cubs have not yet tackled the Amaya timeline, but it is certainly possible, and probably probably that he will be back before the end of the year. As soon as the schedules are expanded in September from 26 to 28, it will be easier for the team to roast all three Kelly, McGuire and Amaya, McGuire is still allowed to play well if Amaya is ready to return.
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