The Padres have placed right-handers Dinelson Lamet and Keone Kela on the 10-day injured list, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. The team recalled relievers Nick Ramirez and Nabil Crismatt to fill the open roster spots.
Lamet left his first start of the season Wednesday with right forearm soreness, so it’s no surprise he will miss time. The question is whether Lamet will avoid Tommy John surgery, a procedure he underwent in 2018. Manager Jayce Tingler did offer a promising update on Lamet on Thursday, saying (via Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times) that he “feels very, very good” and will try to throw Friday.
“If everything goes well, we’ll shoot for him to make the start after the 10 days are up,” Tingler added.
A quick return for Lamet would be a significant boon for the Padres, considering his troubling history of serious arm issues and his importance to their rotation. Lamet was a legitimate NL Cy Young candidate during a breakout 2020 in which he recorded a 2.09 ERA with a 34.8 percent strikeout rate across 69 innings, but his season came to an end in late September because of a UCL strain. His recovery from that injury put him behind schedule entering this year.
Kela’s joining Lamet on the shelf because of shoulder tightness, Tingler said (via AJ Cassavell of MLB.com). Like Lamet, health problems have held Kela back during his career. Shoulder woes helped limit the former Pirate to 29 2/3 innings in 2019, and then a positive COVID-19 test and forearm tightness held him to two frames last year.
Despite Kela’s lack of durability from 2019-20, the Padres elected to take a $1.2MM flyer on him in free agency. The results were encouraging until Wednesday, when Kela took a loss against the Brewers after yielding three earned runs on two hits and a walk in a 34-pitch inning of work. Overall, Kela has has allowed four earned runs on eight hits with 12 strikeouts against three walks in 8 2/3 frames.
Brew’88
Let the Preller bashing begin, again
SanDiegoTom
When it rains, it pours. Hopefully the Pads can find a way to get healthy. No bueno, so far.
Orel Saxhiser
You should do pre and post-season grades for off-season moves. Here’s what we and our readers thought, this is how it turned out.
Mr. E Team
This is why they bought depth at so many levels.
BeforeMcCourt
…you mean traded all their MLB ready depth except for their top minor leaguers who aren’t mlb ready?
They’ve dumped a ton of pitching because they thought they were upgrading personal, instead of actually stockpiling depth
Brew’88
They signed Kela and gave up no one to do so, so off point?
BeforeMcCourt
They put two pitchers on the IL at the same time and yet you refuse to speak about the numerous MLB level arms Preller has dealt in the last 2 years? Heck just last offseason?
It’s all intertwined Brewer. Not sure how you haven’t figured that out yet.
Brew’88
I know what you’re saying it’s that you say the same thing regardless of the article/topic.
BeforeMcCourt
You mean I have a consistent opinion how to build a team? That’s a bad thing?
You and many others claimed the trades this offseason didn’t matter because they kept Gore and the other top 3/4. I said they will have a huge impact because the Padres severely reduced Their organizational depth at the mlb level. And that’s what’s playing out. Why would I not continue to repeat the thing that has happened..?
CluHaywood
How did they severely reduce their MLB depth by getting inarguably two of the best pitchers in baseball for table scraps. They didn’t need to move much of their professional depth at all. In fact, the ability to plug and play a top Overseas signing in a “break glass in case of emergency” like Tatis going down, shows just how much depth they have.
Injury bug has been ruthless for Pads this year. It’s causing them to underperform. As a Chi Sox fan, I’ve been in the same boat too. This Padres team is damn good, they just need some time to put it together.
Deleted_User
TIL that Luis Patiño, Cole Wilcox, Reginald Preciado and Ismael Mena are “table scraps”
BeforeMcCourt
“ inarguably two of the best pitchers in baseball for table scraps. ”
I’m sorry, the Padres acquired two more pitchers I don’t know of?? None of Snell, Darvish or Musgrove are “inarguably two of the best pitchers in baseball. Holy hell what a joke.
Aside from the guys Remove mentioned, specifically Patino, do not forget Davies, Lucchessi and Quantril as guys they recently traded from the mlb roster, along with moving multiple prospects.
That is the definition of reducing your quality MLB depth. They traded at least 4 SP in 2 years that are on the MLB level and now their bullpen is being run into the ground because they pitch 4 innings a night.
Longtimecoming
If Davies, Luchessi and Quantril are your definition of “quality MLB depth” that shouldn’t have been traded away, then why aren’t the performing well for their current teams? The current performance seems to challenge your definition. You really want them as opposed to what we have seen out of the 3 we traded for?
Brew’88
Consistently repetively saying nothing. but is this all you can talk about post after post? The article could be about Cronenthworths cat and you’d rant on about Preller.
Comrade Tipsy McStagger
BeforeMcCourt. Huh? Are you really sticking to this narrative?
“I’m sorry, the Padres acquired two more pitchers I don’t know of?? None of Snell, Darvish or Musgrove are “inarguably two of the best pitchers in baseball.” Holy hell what a joke.”
Counterpoint:
Musgrove is arguably one of the top five best starters in baseball this year. The Pads saw something big in him and are currently being rewarded (well beyond him simply ending the team’s no-hitter drought). And Darvish has been very good this year and was easily a top ten starter in baseball last year. Do you follow baseball or are you a Michael Tracey contrarian?
Comrade Tipsy McStagger
So you can season up and not look like a fool.
mlb.com/news/joe-musgrove-breakout-is-for-real
Orel Saxhiser
Depth is always important, perhaps now more than any other season. Versatility, too. You need quality players who can step in when the inevitable injuries occur. The Dodgers are without Bellinger and Lux, and Betts has missed five games. On the pitching side, no Gonsolin or Kelly and Graterol just returned. Some decent-size hits there, but no one is whining about Dodgers injuries. They just plug the holes and keep on winning, shifting guys to whichever position is necessary. They’ve even rested players like Turner, Muncy, and Seager because they have guys who can temporarily step in.
I Beg To Differ
Musgrove is a free agent by start of 2023 season
Snell by start of 2024 season
Darvish by start of 2024 season.
In the mean time drafts and ifa signings occur.
Have a feeling we may see a change in Padres philosophy next couple drafts where they target college arms more so than high school high upside signings.
I Beg To Differ
End of the 2021 mlb draft Padres should be looking at Steven Hajjar from Michigan or Jordan Wicks from Kansas State.
los_leebos
for what its worth, i think they prioritize locking up Java Joe (assuming decent results and consistency) when Myers comes off the books after ’22.
BeforeMcCourt
I get Lamet wanting to avoid TJS #2 of course for very obvious reasons
But damn does anyone think 10 days and he’s good to go, if he couldn’t make it to the 3rd in start #1. It’s almost cringe-worthy the lack of regard for pitcher health
Longtimecoming
Before – you start with “Lamet wants to avoid” but end with “lack of regard for pitcher health”.
You really just want to have it both ways or can’t help but want to blame the team anyway?
Orel Saxhiser
It makes sense to me. The point seems to be the Padres put Lamet back on the mound too fast.
Longtimecoming
CEY – I get nothing like that. He makes the point that 10 days won’t be enough – the 10 day IL that he just landed on. That has nothing to do with the rehab process over the past 7 months. Maybe he meant multiple things though.
BeforeMcCourt
Cey nailed it. Sure looks like you’re trying to argue for no reason, longtime. It’s pretty clear
The transition “but damn” indicates I’m moving to a second point. I even separated them. What more do you want?
I’m clearly talking about the comments Preller made today. He said Lamet will be back, again, in just 10 days. That is a ridiculously quick turnaround on forearm tightness that really should make you cringe too. Forearm tightness is usually 2-3 weeks just to get an MRI. Not half that time to just run him back out with no images and hope for the best.
Longtimecoming
I didn’t have the benefit of Prellers comments today as I had not heard them – just your post. I agree with the 10 days not enough. I just didn’t make the connection to the pas and future references due to lack of context, ie not having heard prellers post and you were basing your post off. No, not arguing for sake of argument. Yes, tired of all the hate toward management.
Brew’88
If Kela having shoulder inflammation is Preller’s fault then so was Weathers 1=hitter Preller’s fault.
larry48
The Padres have lost all series except 2 in 2021, doesn’t sound like playoff temes to me.
CluHaywood
White Sox haven’t been over 500 this year at all, and I think they are still going to take that division in a heated race against the (currently last place) Twins, not the (currently 1st place) Royals. It’s been less than an 1/8 of the season. Let the talent take over.
sdpadsfan11
The Padres are 1-0 without Lamet and Kela.
los_leebos
the Padres have lost 1 series against a projected non playoff team in 2021, against an upstart divisional opponent in early April. Doesn’t sound like anythinges to me. After this Dodger series, Padres have 14 straight games against D-backs, Bucs, Rockies, and Giants. If they go 7-7 in that stretch, you may be on to something. Until then, this take is the same as someone saying Yankees and Twins are the 2 worst teams in the AL in 2021: Factual right now, but effectively meaningless and unlikely to come to fruition
los_leebos
The Padres in 2021 have not been swept by a single team that has won the World Series since 1958. Wow talk about a playoff juggernaut! The crow’s all ready for ya Larry, feel free to dig in!
los_leebos
These truly meaningful stats just keep coming folks: The Padres in 2021 have a .667 winning percentage against all World Series participants since 2010!
los_leebos
We’ve all heard of the guy with two first names, but how many guys have two first names only within their last name? I give you……Nabil Crismatt