The Phillies have gotten a spark back in their lineup, as Shane Victorino has returned from a strained hamstring.
Shane Victorino Activated From DL By Phillies; John Mayberry Optioned
Victorino’s rehab assignment lasted all of 16 plate appearances, in which he recorded two hits and a home run. He returns to a .284/.343/.503 batting line, and he’ll undoubtedly help stabilize the top of the Phillies’ lineup. Slowly but surely, that team is getting healthy.
John Mayberry leaves after posting a .682 OPS over 117 PA. He got the bulk of the time in center with Victorino out, came up with a few big hits, and did fine for a stopgap. Now he’ll resume developing, or doing whatever it is he’s been doing, with Lehigh Valley.
Read Article >Domonic Brown Recalled By Phillies To Replace Shane Victorino
Now, on Friday:
Over 70 trips to the plate with the Phillies a year ago, Brown batted .210 with two home runs. But then, few are the rookies who make an immediate impact. Baseball America ranked him the #4 prospect in baseball before 2011 for a reason.
Read Article >Shane Victorino Injury: Hamstring Strain Sending Phillies Outfielder To DL
An MRI on Thursday showed “something between a Grade 1 and 2 strain,” which means that Victorino’s hamstring is somewhere between mildly and moderately torn. Which sounds really terrible until you remember that you’re tearing little bits of your muscles all the time. Victorino isn’t dealing with a major hamstring tear; he’s just dealing with something that’ll set him back a couple of weeks instead of a couple days.
Interestingly, after Victorino was taken out on May 14, he was used to pinch-hit, and laid down a sac bunt on May 18, meaning that his DL stint can’t be made retroactive to May 15. Either the Phillies don’t care about those few days, or they didn’t think Victorino would need a trip to the DL at the time.
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