Blue Jays announce outfielder Anthony Santander Due to inflammation in the left shoulder, it has been placed on the list of injuries for 10 days. Outfielder Alan Roden Have been recalled as a corresponding action.
Jays signed Santander for five years in the offseason, a $92.5mm deal. The heavy delay reportedly brought the net worth close to 70mm, but it remains the club’s biggest offseason splash as they look to rebound from the disappointing 2024 season.
So far, they haven’t made much gain from this investment. Santander had six home runs and walked with 11.5% cut, but had a strikeout rate of 26.3% and a hit line of .179/.273/.304. This is equivalent to 67 WRC+, indicating that he is 33% worse than the league average batsman.
Santander’s 0.218 hit average in the game is indeed very low, but he has much less power than before. Last year, his stadium accounted for 11.7%, but his score fell to 4.6% this year. His current hard hit rate of 40.8% will be his lowest since 2020. He may have been not fully healthy for a while. His Mitch Bannon left the roster on May 10, and manager John Schneider described his shoulder as “a little bit of a random thought.” He also missed a while because of his sore buttocks this month.
Ideally, resting will keep him healthy and back on track. Last year, he played 44 home runs for the Orioles while hitting only 19.4% of the time and painting the walk with 8.7% of the clip. This leads to .235/.308/.506 lines and 129 WRC+. Jays certainly hopes to get a product similar to that level, but hasn’t got it yet.
The club has George Springer and Daulton Varsho Among the two outfield spots Nathan Lukes,,,,, Jonatan Clase and Myers Grass Also in the mix. Roden now appears and joins that group, and they will compete for game time in an outfield corner and designated hitter slots. Roden broke the opening roster in his opening day squad, hitting only .178/.262/.260 in his first 84 Big League Plate appearances. He was then chosen as Buffalo, where he kept pounding, covering the .361/.446/.583 line for the Buffalo.
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