Cardinals place Brendan Ryan on DL
ATLANTA - The Cardinals placed infielder Brendan Ryan on the 15-day disabled list Thursday and promoted 2005 first-round draftee Tyler Greene to fill a growing void at shortstop.
Manager Tony La Russa acknowledged following Wednesday’s 5-3 win over the Atlanta Braves that a roster move was necessary since starting shortstop Khalil Greene will be unavailable for at least the first two games of the 4-game series against the Washington Nationals. Greene is suffering from a right forearm strain that makes it difficult for him to throw.
Ryan pulled up after running out a fifth-inning ground ball. He left the game and was diagnosed with a mild hamstring strain. La Russa said he would be out a minimum “5-7 days.” Given Khalil Greene’s condition, a move had to be made.
Tyler Greene is hitting .296 at Triple-A Memphis. Drafted as a college junior at Georgia Tech two picks behind Colby Rasmus, Greene also has contributed nine RBI and seven stolen bases in 71 at-bats. His 17 strikeouts are partly offset by a .412 on-base percentage. Greene fared well in spring training after being placed on the 40-man roster last November. He likely will become the Cardinals’ starting shortstop until Khalil Greene improves. A Texas League (AA) All-Star last summer, Tyler Greene, 25, arrives after taking only 182 at-bats total at Triple-A.
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Greene was good, but i think that Brian Barden should fill the role, b/c he was on a major role at the beginning, but hasnt got much playing time. So promote Greene, but let Barden take the majority of the work. Or promote David Freese, and let him take some 3rd base and Thurston and Barden split time at SS. Thats just what i think.
there are 13 pitchers on the roster, why would they need another? they need another infielder. schu often replaces dunc in left in the late innings. hope tyler does well.
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Of course, the Iron Equine will always be Lou Ghehrig.
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Man it really sucks that B. Ryan came up lame last night. Hamstrings are nothing to mess around with, so I hope he takes as much time as needed. I hope they stick with Barden because that guy is really growing on me. Comes in last night with a 2-2 count after sitting on the pine all night and gets a base hit. Also I am very interested to see this T. Greene kid because from the sound of it, it seems like this call-up is well deserved.
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I think we might see some rotation between the farm and the Bigs. I’m ok with Boggs getting another start– but I wonder if it might be time for Jess Todd. I like McClellan– but it concerns me that he can’t go consecutive nights. The bullpen will get lots of use with Carp out, Wellemeyer struggling, and Waino’s inability to pitch deep into games. Hopefully Adam turns it around– the others are bigger concerns. So far Piniero and Lohse have provided bullpen relief– but more than 2 out of 5 starters need to step up and pitch deep into their starts….
Brendan Ryan was bailing his pitchers out for 3 days before he got hurt last night. I haven’t seen Tyler Greene’s range but I know Barden can’t cover even close to the ground that Ryan does. The good side is that it’s supposed to be a 5 day injury with 15 days to heal. Let’s hope that the Greene’s can start raking to make up for the defense that will be sacrificed. It really seems that D. Duncan has his guys getting ground balls more than ever, and we really need to put a premium on middle-infield defense. The funny thing is that Schumaker has saved more runs with his defense than he’s given up, showing pretty good range and turning some key double-plays in pressure situations.
Ya know; I’m gonna leave the lineup and roster duties to Messrs. La Russa and Mozeliak. They have a whole lot more experience in these matters than I do, so if TLR wants to play Molina at SS in the interim, that’s his prerogative. That said, I hope the young(er) Mr. Greene does well while he’s with the big club.
This move doesn’t surpise me at all. Watching Tyler’s dedication and super attitude through Dbl-A, especially after his knee injury sidelined him for quite a while, and Triple-A has been a treat. Congrats, Tyler. Enjoy the time you’ll have there this time around and the next time will be even better!