Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco has been placed on the 10-day injured list with an undisclosed blood condition. Cleveland also sends down Greg Allen and call up Jon Edwards and Nick Goody.
Carlos Carrasco was originally slated to start Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins. Things have since changed. The Indians announced that they are placing Carlos Carrasco on the injured list with a non-baseball medical condition. This move is retroactive to June 2nd.
Carrasco is described as having a blood condition and feeling lethargic. All baseball activities are on hold as he explores treatment and recovery options. While the team also states they are unsure when he will return, this type of condition does not sound like a return is imminent. The statement uses very careful language when releasing the information. Most notably that Carrasco and his family will release information at their discretion. In terms of on the field results, anything the team gets from Carlos Carrasco the rest of the season needs to be seen as a bonus. This is not pessimism, it is just realizing that this matter appears to much more serious than anyone could have predicted.
Corresponding moves from the Tribe
In addition to placing Carrasco on the injured list the team made some more roster moves. Sending Greg Allen down to AAA Columbus while calling up relief pitchers Jon Edwards and Nick Goody. With Wednesday’s game now being a bullpen affair, their participation seems almost guaranteed. Tyler Clippard is getting his first start of the season and many more bullpen arms will follow. Edwards and Goody may have a limited shelf life in Cleveland. Their spots on the roster came out of necessity and not necessarily due to their performance.
While sending down Greg Allen is not a popular move, it seemed inevitable. There are more outfielders currently on the roster than Tito knows what to do with. Although moving on from Leonys Martin most likely would have been a better move. Martin has been hot and cold all season long, with the cold streaks lasting longer than the hot ones. If Martin’s playing time is not that of a regular starter, that is fine. If the team plays Martin the majority of the time, this is a problem. There are other, more productive bats currently on the roster and down in Columbus. Columbus being the next place the Indians could turn to when looking to give the offense a boost.
