3:57PM: Junis has been diagnosed with a more serious Grade 2 strain, The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly reports (Twitter link).
3:08PM: The Giants placed right-hander Jakob Junis on the 15-day injured list due to a left hamstring strain. The injury occurred in last night’s game, as Junis had to be removed after slipping off the mound. Outfielder Heliot Ramos has been called up from Triple-A to take Junis’ spot on the active roster.
More will be known about Junis’ recovery timeline once he undergoes an MRI, but the injury is obviously serious enough that the Giants went ahead with the IL placement even before more tests were conducted on the hamstring. Junis will now miss at least the next 15 days, and potentially longer should the strain prove to be a higher-grade issue.
After signing a one-year, $1.75MM free agent deal with San Francisco in March, Junis has seemingly become the latest pitcher to enjoy a career revival in the Bay Area. Junis posted a 5.36 ERA over 240 innings with the Royals from 2019-21, but has thus far pitched to a 2.63 ERA, 47.8% grounder rate, and a 5.3% walk rate over 48 frames in 2022. Advanced metrics (particularly a .231 BABIP, and a .266 wOBA that is far beneath his .325 xwOBA) indicate that some regression is probably inevitable, but it has nevertheless been a very solid start in terms of bottom-line numbers for the 29-year-old Junis.
This performance has helped stabilize a Giants rotation hurt by injuries, as Alex Cobb and Anthony DeSclafani are both still on the IL and Matthew Boyd has yet to pitch this season. On that front (hat tip to MLB.com’s Maria I. Guardado), Cobb still just in the playing-catch phase as he recovers from a neck strain, while DeSclafani is set to begin a rehab assignment. DeSclafani was moved to the 60-day IL due to ankle inflammation, and can’t be activated until June 21. Boyd underwent flexor tendon surgery back in September and has advanced to the point where he will be facing hitters in a live batting-practice session.
Sam Long was already added to the roster to help out the rotation, and since the Giants have an off-day on June 16, they might be able to manage this lack of a fifth starter until DeSclafani is able to be reinstated. If not, the Giants could turn to a bullpen game, as is the plan for today’s game against the Dodgers.
Make the injuries stoppp
The Giants. LOL
The Padres. LMAO
@notGwynn
You’re a tool
Boyd can get healthy soon enough. As a Giants fan, I don’t mind if I don’t see Cobb or Desclafani on the mound anytime soon.
What’s it gonna take for Farhan to wake up? The pitching needs help, dude. These reinforcements don’t really move the needle imo.
In your opinion what should he do? I think its too early to make trades. The timing coupled with multiple injuries that will be back needing roster moves kind of makes a bandaid approach the most logical.
You get ahead of other teams that need pitchers. Act now and don’t wait until it’s too late.
This is the answer. They have some decent prospects, plus a seemingly never-ending carousel of competent bearded dudes. Guessing they think the 107 wins from last year earned them the right to be patient, but it would be refreshing to see them make some noise.
So sellers of good starting pitchers don’t get on the phone to other clubs when an offer comes in ?
I get that, but acting early trading for pitchers means you will be paying a premium since your team and the other team are still potentially in the race.
You don’t exit a rebuild by paying above market for talent when your foundation for the next window of contention is looking solid.
Short term rewards are always more shiny than the those in the long term.
Fair enough. They’re “only” 5 games back, despite all the roster chaos. But they do need some kind of splash imo, a la Bryant from last year.
I never said that. They always listen obviously. But dealing from the rotation now will cost more than later in the year.
That is why I asked what they want him to do? Specifically, who could they target? I honestly can’t think of anyone they could get that’s available and a difference maker.
@neon agreed. They do need help. I’m not a giants fan, but I would hate to see them make moves that bring hiccups to a well-planned rebuild.
He’s done such a good job that coming out of the rebuild they are competing in a tough division.
Haste makes waste seems to fit here.
The threading on this site needs tweaking. Hard to tell who’s responding to who, at least on mobile.
I’m with you. Farhan is a disciplined guy. It’s a very good thing.
It’s not that easy to just stockpile a bunch of arms in case of injury. FZ is limited by the 40 man roster. Do you expose guys that aren’t quite ready yet, but could be lost in the Rule 5 draft, just to have multiple back-ups? The Giants have already lost some guys they might have wanted to hold on to because of a 40 man crunch.
Don’t mess with the Farhan.
I’m thinking Farhan is well awake to fans screaming for a quick fix every time there is a bump in the road.
That is a sign of a quality GM. Making moves that may be unpopular because you have a defined plan.
I get everyone’s love for Dombro but the guy focuses on the returns during his tenure and doesn’t think about the long-term franchise road map.
the help is DeSclafani returning soon as well as Boyd. also just signed Shelby Miller, which is an intriguing project
Just signed Shelby Miller- so we’re doing what everyone is doing
trying to get former successful pitchers
another chance to do well in the bigs …
if doing well means winning 12 games at some point in your distance past 🙂
So pleased with Junis and wishing him a complete recovery. I tore my hamstring 11-21 and still recovering. It’s no fun. I know he will have much more medical attention and help, and I am glad for that.
Bummer prolly the one thing in the rotation that has worked well so far. Sucks hopefully Boyd is nearing a return, but they must not be to excited about their depth or chances of getting guys back in time with moves like adding Miller to AAA. You’ll be missed Mr Junis.