Brouers second baseman Kolten Wong Manager Craig Counsell left the team’s game against the Cardinals on Thursday after aggravating his left winger again. Andrew Wagner of the Wisconsin State Journal and other reporters. This is the same issue that Wong withheld from Wednesday, and Counsell said (via Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) there is a “Clear possibility” that he will need a trip to the injured list. Wong, who was previously at St. Louis was, during the off-season, joined the Brewers on a two-year, $ 18 million contract. If he has to miss short time in his Brewers time, it will be a further blow to the middle depth of a team that trades. Orlando Arcia earlier this week to Atlanta. The Brewers did add veteran Dee Strange-Gordon on a smaller league contract Thursday Daniel Robertson – which replaced Wong when he went out – would be the favorite to handle most representatives at the cornerstone.
- The Reds plan to have Shogo Akiyama back to the team in early to mid-May, reports C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic (via Twitter). Akiyama started slowly for the Reds last season, but he was able to adapt and put in a strong second half. At least the Reds have managed to do without him so far. Tyler Naquin helped fill the void with a massive start to the season. With Nick Senzel, Jesse Winker, Nick Castellanos, en Aristides Aquino on the roster, the Reds are not in such a hurry to upset the apple cart so to speak.
- Paul Goldschmidt has been scratched since today Cardinal game due to anxious lower back, according to MLB.com’s Zachary Silver (via Twitter). The move was precautionary, so the Cardinals probably do not expect it to lead to an IL placement. Manager Mike Shildt said after the game that Goldschmidt’s day to day and the Cardinals will know more about his status on Friday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News tweets.
- The Mets good news received on JD Davis. X-rays came back negative on his bruised left hand, Tim Healey of Newsday relays (via Twitter). Davis does not appear to be heading for the injured list, although he stayed out of the series for the Mets’ home team today. Jonathan Villar takes its place at the hot corner. Villar started today for the first time since 2016 on third base. Luis Guillorme will also be in line to see a bump in playtime while Davis is on the shelf. However, it is not clear how much time Davis is going to miss.