Dodgers right-hander Brusdar Graterol was faraway from final night time’s recreation in apparent ache and the membership introduced that he has a proper hamstring pressure. Supervisor Dave Roberts informed reporters after the sport that the pressure was the Grade 3 selection, essentially the most extreme sort. Roberts stopped wanting saying that Graterol is formally performed for the yr however it appears possible that would be the case. Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic and Alden González of ESPN had been amongst these to report on the main points.
It’s a brutal blow for Graterol personally, as he has already missed nearly all of the season. He was sidelined within the spring attributable to hip tightness and irritation in his throwing shoulder and started the season on the injured checklist because of the shoulder challenge. The shoulder irritation lingered lengthy sufficient that he stayed on the IL till Monday. Final night time was his first main league look of the yr, which lasted eight pitches earlier than he harm himself. Now it appears possible that these eight pitches would be the totality of his main league work for the 2024 season.
For a body of reference, the Royals put outfielder Kyle Isbel on the IL on Could 5 of final yr with a Grade 2 hamstring pressure and estimated his restoration timeline to be about six weeks. He was reinstated on June 27, simply over seven weeks later. Each damage is a novel state of affairs however it appears honest to count on an extended timeline than that, on condition that Graterol’s pressure is the next grade. There’s simply over six weeks left within the common season now, so the circumstances appear to be pointing to Graterol being performed for the yr. Maybe he could make a fast restoration and be a think about October if the Dodgers make an extended postseason run, however even in that situation, he must persuade the membership that he’s wholesome sufficient to be an improve over another person already on the roster.
It’s a loss for the Dodger bullpen, as Graterol has been a mainstay of their aid corps previous to this yr. He made 171 appearances for the membership over the 2020 to 2023 seasons with a 2.69 earned run common. His 18.9% strikeout charge in that point was subpar however he restricted walks to a 5.5% charge and obtained hitters to pound the ball into the bottom at a large 62.5% clip. He was capable of earn sufficient of Roberts’ belief to rack up 11 saves and 38 holds.
The Dodgers have already got relievers Ryan Brasier, Connor Brogdon, Blake Treinen and Michael Grove on the injured checklist. Graterol will probably be becoming a member of that group although Grove is prone to be reinstated to take his roster spot, per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Occasions on X. The aid corps has a collective 3.61 ERA that locations them fifth within the league, so they need to be an efficient group even with out Graterol, however it’s nonetheless not best when a serviceable arm goes down like this.
Graterol reached Tremendous Two standing after the 2022 season and is due to this fact in his second of 4 arbitration seasons. He made $1.225MM final yr and is making $2.7MM right here in 2024. With this season being virtually a complete wash, he’ll possible be in line for the same wage in 2025. He would even be eligible for arbitration going into 2026 and is slated without cost company after that season.
