Top prospect Christian Yelich -- expected to be called up at some point this season -- will be placed on the minor league disabled list Thursday with a small abdominal wall strain. He is expected to miss about two weeks the Marlins say.

 

Hitting .262 with six home runs and 28 RBIs in 41 games for Jacksonville, Yelich was hurt making a diving catch in the outfield Monday. He played Tuesday, but was lifted from the lineup after complaining of discomfort following three at-bats.

 

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Yelich is hitting a buck forty against AA lefties this year.

 

He needs to spend the entire year, at least, in AA to improve his performance against lefties or he will be a platoon player in the Show.

 

And he seems to have joined Morrison and Stanton on the young but injury prone list.

Can't say that about the injuries yet. Wasn't it a concussion last year?

This year, plantar fasciitis and an abdominal strain, things happen.

Has there been any update on Yelich? Last I saw, he was put on the 7-day DL retroactive 6/4.

Juan C Rodriguez said 10-14 days away.

Juan C Rodriguez said 10-14 days away.

 

 

From the Majors or from being healthy?

Healthy obviously.

 

Yelich is gonna be a September call up.

Healthy obviously.

 

Yelich is gonna be a September call up.

 

 

I hope not. He was in a terrible, terrible, slump before he got injured. They might as well leave him in AA for the rest of the season.

He was also on an incredible run before he went cold for a few weeks. Guy was hitting .330 for quite a while so dont act as if he was struggling all year.

 

If he gets back up to .300 when he comes back for like a month he is ready.

He was also on an incredible run before he went cold for a few weeks. Guy was hitting .330 for quite a while so dont act as if he was struggling all year.

 

If he gets back up to .300 when he comes back for like a month he is ready.

 

 

Yea, agreed. When he comes off the DL, if he's slugging for a few weeks, you have to bring him up...

Healthy obviously.

 

Yelich is gonna be a September call up.

 

 

I hope not. He was in a terrible, terrible, slump before he got injured. They might as well leave him in AA for the rest of the season.

 

 

"The rest of the season" ends in September for AA, anyhow, even if they reach the playoffs. So let him finish off his AA season, yes, then give him a cup of coffee.

Healthy obviously.

 

Yelich is gonna be a September call up.

 

 

I hope not. He was in a terrible, terrible, slump before he got injured. They might as well leave him in AA for the rest of the season.

 

 

"The rest of the season" ends in September for AA, anyhow, even if they reach the playoffs. So let him finish off his AA season, yes, then give him a cup of coffee.

 

 

 

 

Damn, I forgot about that. Either way, the point is that he might not be ready. He shouldn't be starting next year with us unless he absolutely hammers AA pitching from here on out.

He's ready. It's funny that even with his slump his OPS is still .860+

 

Yelich is more ready for the majors than Ozuna is currently. I don't think it would be rushing Yelich at all to call him up unless he slumps again upon return.

Healthy obviously.

 

Yelich is gonna be a September call up.

 

 

I hope not. He was in a terrible, terrible, slump before he got injured. They might as well leave him in AA for the rest of the season.

 

 

"The rest of the season" ends in September for AA, anyhow, even if they reach the playoffs. So let him finish off his AA season, yes, then give him a cup of coffee.

 

 

 

 

Damn, I forgot about that. Either way, the point is that he might not be ready. He shouldn't be starting next year with us unless he absolutely hammers AA pitching from here on out.

 

 

 

I think he needs to work on building mass and avoiding injury more than anything. A nutrition plan with proper workout regimen should fix that, which is best suited in majors.

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