The Texas Rangers have placed relief pitchers Peyton Gray and Cole Winn on the 15 day injured list, the team announced today. To replace them on the active roster, the Rangers have recalled righthanded relief pitcher Ben Peoples and lefthanded relief pitcher Robby Ahlstrom.
Winn, who last pitched on the 25th, was put on the i.l. retroactive to August 28 (you can only make an i.l. move retroactive up to three days). The Rangers say he has a rotator cuff strain, which is the type of thing that could keep him out the rest of the season. Winn has a 5.63 ERA in 48 innings over 51 games, with a 4.00 FIP.
Gray last pitched on the 29th, and was put on the i.l. retroactive to the 30th, with elbow inflammation. That, again, is a worrisome diagnosis, and one that could keep him out the rest of the way, potentially. Gray has a 3.93 ERA and 4.14 FIP over 55 innings covering 48 games this season. However, he has had a rough go of it of late, allowing 8 runs over 7 innings in his last 7 appearances, including 4 home runs allowed.
Peoples has a 2.51 ERA and 6.15 FIP in 14.1 IP over 14 appearances in the majors for the Rangers this season. Acquired at the end of June from the Chicago White Sox for minor league catcher Ben Hartl, Peoples was in the Rangers’ pen from that point until early August, when he was sent down, only to be recalled two days later, then sent down again four days after that.
Ahlstrom had just been sent down a few days ago after allowing five runs in an inning of work, part of a 6 game stretch that saw him allow 10 runs in 5.1 innings. Prior to that stretch, he had a 3.81 ERA and 3.31 FIP on the year, but those last six games saw those numbers blow up to 6.03 and 4.42, respectively.
Rosters expand tomorrow, and the Rangers will be able to add another pitcher and another position player to the active roster, though the pitching options aren’t that exciting. The only healthy pitchers on the 40 man roster currently, who are not already in the majors, are Gavin Collyer, David Davalillo, Leandro Lopez, Winston Santos and Emiliano Teodo. The Rangers have two open 40 man roster spots currently, though, and so could opt to add someone not currently on the 40 man roster, either from Round Rock or from another organization.
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