The Padres positioned catcher Luis Campusano on the 10-day injured listing right this moment with a thumb contusion, per a group announcement. Catcher Brett Sullivan was recalled to the large league roster in a corresponding transfer. Thankfully, Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune relays that the Padres don’t count on Campusano’s keep on the shelf to be an extended one because it probably gained’t require greater than a minimal keep of ten days.
After a 2023 season the place Campusano was restricted to simply 49 video games by accidents however appeared to interrupt out on the plate with a .319/.356/.491 slash line (good for a 134 wRC+), the previous high prospect’s 2024 marketing campaign has been considerably disappointing. He’s appeared in 66 of the membership’s video games this 12 months however has mustered solely a .234/.282/.371 slash line, which even within the recreation’s present deflated offensive surroundings is sweet for a wRC+ of simply 89. That’s hardly a horrible mark for a catcher, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a far cry from the offensive output San Diego was certainly hoping for after Campusano flashed the flexibility to be a star-level bat behind the plate when wholesome sufficient to take the sector final 12 months.
With the 25-year-old sidelined in the intervening time, veteran backup Kyle Higashioka figures to step in because the membership’s common behind the plate whereas Campusano heals up. That leaves backup duties to Sullivan, 30, who had a three-game stint with the Padres earlier this 12 months after making his MLB debut with the membership final season. In a 33-game cup of espresso with San Diego final 12 months, Sullivan struggled to a .210/.244/.284 slash line in 86 journeys to the plate and seemed to be under common defensively behind the plate each by way of framing and controlling the operating recreation, though he does have a fame as a stable blocker.
Whereas Campusano was the one participant the Padres positioned on the shelf right this moment, he’s not the one member of their beginning lineup nursing an noteworthy damage. As MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell explored final night time, each Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jurickson Profar exited yesterday’s recreation in opposition to the Brewers attributable to accidents. Profar departed attributable to tendinitis in his left knee that he’s been coping with all through the season up to now, whereas Tatis left due to a left triceps contusion, although Cassavell notes that he additionally seemed to be favoring his proper quad, which he notes the younger star has been enjoying on regardless of an damage for weeks.
Each gamers have been out of the lineup right this moment, although Profar instructed reporters (together with Cassavell) right this moment that he could be accessible off the bench for right this moment’s recreation in opposition to Milwaukee and that he’s been managing the damage efficiently to the purpose the place it isn’t getting worse. Supervisor Mike Shildt, for his half, indicated to reporters final night time that the membership wasn’t particularly involved about both Profar or Tatis and that each believed they may play by means of their present illnesses.
It’s straightforward to see why the Padres wouldn’t need to lose both participant to the injured listing. In 80 video games this season, Tatis has seemed good with a .279/.354/.468 slash line (139 wRC+) with eight stolen bases, whereas Profar leads all NL hitters with a .415 on-base proportion and sports activities an much more spectacular 162 wRC+ because the membership’s on a regular basis left fielder. With the duo standing out as maybe the membership’s two greatest run producers in a powerful lineup that additionally options Manny Machado, Luis Arraez, and Jackson Merrill, it’s laborious to measure how troublesome issues may get for the Padres in the event that they have been to lose Profar and Tatis for a major interval. In spite of everything, that sturdy offense has solely translated to a 40-40 file up to now within the season that leaves them within the combine for an NL Wild Card spot amongst a gaggle of eight groups which can be inside three video games of .500.