The Rangers officially placed right-hander Tyler Mahle on the 15-day injured list due to right shoulder fatigue. The placement is retroactive to June 12. Right-hander Kumar Rocker was called up from Triple-A and will start for the Rangers today in what was initially Mahle’s turn in the rotation.
The transaction was telegraphed yesterday, when Rocker rejoined the team less than 15 days after he was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock. Such a quick recall could only happen in the event of another injury, and Texas manager Bruce Bochy told MLB.com’s Kennedi Landry and other reporters that Mahle felt some shoulder discomfort during his last start on Tuesday.
This shoulder issue may have contributed to Mahle allowing four earned runs in 5 2/3 innings (though the Rangers still recorded a 16-4 win over the Twins) that night. Mahle has an outstanding 2.34 ERA over 77 innings this season, though eight of the 20 earned runs he has allowed this season have come in his last two starts.
Some regression was probably inevitable anyway for Mahle, whose secondary metrics paint a less flattering view of his performance. Mahle’s 4.56 SIERA is almost twice the size of his 2.34 ERA, as a .253 BABIP and an 82.3% strand rate have helped Mahle get away with below-average strikeout (18.2K%) and walk (8.8BB%) rates. The gap between Mahle’s .263 wOBA and his .330 xwOBA is one of the largest of any starter in baseball. On the plus side, Mahle isn’t allowing much hard contact, and he has allowed only four home runs over his 77 frames.
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