Angel announces two outfielders Jorge Soller and practical people Chris Taylor He has been listed on the injured list tonight. Soler suffers from inflammation in his lower back and his work on the shelf dates back to July 24. Meanwhile, Taylor suffered from a fractured left hand, telling MLB.com’s Rhett Bollinger’s Rhett Bollinger with a schedule of about six weeks so he can return at some point in September. Outfielder Gustavo Campero and practical people Scott Kingery Recall from Triple A Salt Lake to replace Soler and Taylor on the active roster.
Soler missed two weeks in inflammation in June, hitting an impressive .262/.360/.595 in 50 set appearances since returning on July 1. Given that he obviously did not perform well in a healthy state of health, as his back was pulled out of Wednesday’s game and had never played since, the excellent work on the set was even more impressive. It’s unclear when the Angels expect Slugger to be out, but his work will be forgotten on a team that plays below 0.500 and 4.5 games in the wild cards, putting them in positions where every game next week is ahead of the trade deadline.
As for Taylor, his fracture was also a recurrence of previous injuries. Due to this problem, he broke his hand in June and eventually disappeared for six weeks. He finally returned to action on Monday but played only five games, and then yesterday’s diving trap in the outfield allowed him to re-impose his hands, bringing him back to his recovery for six weeks. Taylor has played only 43 games this year between the Dodgers and Angels, with only 15 of them appearing with Halos. He released a nice 87 WRC+ in that sample size that looks like part of a viable and versatile bench option, but it’s unclear how he will influence the club’s chances at this point, even if he returns to his club in the final weeks of the season.
Campero and Kingery fill out Soler and Taylor. Campero, 27, has been Anaheim’s fill outfielder for each of the past two seasons. In his major league career, he was a .192/.259/.295 batsman in 31 games, and he is unlikely to offer a lot of offense to the club, but can cover all three outfield games and even have some experience, although he almost completely turned to working outfield at this point. As for Kingery, the utility man played 13 games with Halos earlier this year. It was his first major league job since 2022, but he hit a slim .160/.222/.200 at that time and also struggled on Triple-A this year. His WRC+ in the Pacific Coast League has been terrible this year, meaning his average is 31% worse than the average even by the club’s Salt Lake branch. Still, he could offer some speed and versatility on the bench, with three-shot steals last year at Sanli.
