September 12: The Rays officially placed Siri on the IL today, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, recalling Curtis Mead in a corresponding move.
September 11: Rays center fielder Jose Siri suffered a fracture in his right hand during this evening’s win over the Twins, manager Kevin Cash told Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (Twitter link). He’ll land on the 10-day injured list, though the Rays are hopeful he could return in around three weeks.
Siri was injured in the fifth inning when he was hit by a Dylan Floro pitch. He finished that half-inning but was subbed out for the following defensive frame. Vidal Bruján came into the game to play right field, pushing Josh Lowe over to center.
Lowe has spent the vast majority of his season in right but could move to center while Siri is sidelined. Luke Raley could move more frequently into right field, potentially clearing a path for Harold Ramírez and/or Jonathan Aranda to pick up a few extra at-bats at designated hitter. However the Rays play it, they’ll face a defensive downgrade.
Siri is one of the better defensive center fielders in the game. He consistently rates highly with the glove, with Statcast crediting him as nine runs above average over 830 2/3 innings entering play tonight. He’s a streaky offensive player but is amidst a respectable second full season at the big league level. Siri has rather quietly popped 25 home runs and is slugging .494 over 364 trips to the plate. A dismal strikeout/walk profile has led to him hitting .222 with a well below-average .267 on-base percentage, but he has rare power potential for an impact defensive outfielder.
The Rays are all but mathematically assured of a playoff spot. They’re three games behind the Orioles in the race for the AL East title (and likely the league’s top seed). Tracking down Baltimore was already an uphill battle and becomes a little more challenging with today’s news.
More notable is the possibility that Siri’s injury could linger into the postseason. The playoffs begin exactly three weeks from tomorrow. The club’s recovery timetable puts him right on the border of being ready by then, likely without the benefit of many lower-leverage at-bats to get back to game speed. It’s possible that Siri could miss a playoff round, especially if the Rays don’t track down Baltimore and therefore have to play in a Wild Card series instead of securing a first-round bye.
I’d imagine Rays fans aren’t as upset as me right now who just watched the (newly acquired) star quarterback of my Jets get injured 4 plays into the first game of the year.
Excuse me while I take another shot of Irish whiskey.
At least they won the friggin game 🙁
I’m sorry dude… I stopped watching football back in 2017… but I guess your talking about that Matthew Mcconaughey fan? “You know I gotta find a way to relate cause it’s like Matthew Mcconaughey said ‘I get older, they stay the same age'”
Jose siri has had a career year, they should be upset
Cool story bro.
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I’m glad I can always count on you for cringe replies 🙂
which whiskey jameson or proper 12
Knappogue Castle 🙂
I’m going to have to try that one thanks craven
It’s good homie highly recommended I got the 16 year whiskey
ever since my buddy got me drinking jameson back in 09ish pretty much all i drink is irish whiskey and always looking for a good top shelf whiskey.
Sláinte 🙂
It’s the first game. Took a bad game by Allen to allow the Jets to win. Let’s see where teams are at game 8 or 9.
Wrong sport, sport.
Jets defense made him look bad tbh.
Allen just forced throws down field that were well covered.
Ok Google, how do I heal a hand fracture?
2 Aleve a day plus rest.
And spray it with Windex!
nah it’s tessin just poor some tessin on it
Floro should be immediately suspended for the balance of the season and be suspended far as many days into the 2024 season as Siri misses with his injury this year.
The ball gets away from pitchers sometimes. Not every HBP is intentional.
What if someone hit Miguel Cabrera the last week of the season and his career was over? Should the pitcher never be allowed to pitch again?
They also should also immediately suspend the catcher for setting up inside and everyone on the field for shading according to the pitch selection. And, just on principle, the entire Twins front office for acquiring Floro at the deadline.
Thanks for the laugh. Been slammed at work today, looked at this at lunch, and this helped.
I also think any batter who hits a ball into the stands (home run or otherwise) should be suspended for as long as any fans who get hurt!
What a weird statline for Siri this year. 74 hits, 25 home runs, 20 walks to 130 strikeouts. .220 BA, .264 OBP, but a slugging percentage approaching .500. Nearly 50% of his plate appearances have ended in an extra base hit or strikeout. It’s no knock on him, just a very boom or bust player to an extreme degree.
Not a bad profile for an elite defensive CF.
Shades of Mike Zunino,
Margot will be back soon. I’d expect him to play CF in an all-righty lineup and spend time in RF.
Does Tapia get the call up?
“I checked the web for ‘using voodoo dolls to heal a hand fracture’. Here’s what I found…”
Why are all batters not wearing wrist/hand guards? The frequency of these injuries is enough that they all should be wearing them. Hands/wrists elbows ankles/lead foot . Why is anyone talking about fooseball jets???!!!
Maybe the league should implement suits of armor and call it football?
This is a big blow. Siri’s defense is legit. Hopefully he’s back for October baseball.
That was a messy game from the Twins’ pitchers. Could have easily been 4-5 HBP. With an injury like Siri’s, I’d imagine Minnesota’s lineup is going to be on their toes. Hopefully Siri makes it back as quickly as possible.
I remember one spring training Brandon Phillips kept asking him questions.