Gary Snchez Likely To Miss 8-10 Week

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Orioles interim manager informed members of the media today that catcher is likely to mi s eight to Jace Fry Jersey ten weeks due to his right knee sprain. was among those to relay the timeline and the specific diagnosis, which is a sprain of the catchers right posterior cruciate ligament. Its yet another unwelcome development in a season thats been full of them for the Orioles. Snchezs .231/.297/.418 batting line (101 wRC+) is only a touch better than league average, but hed been riding a blazing .295/.348/.574 hot streak with five homers over his past 66 plate appearances. That torrid stretch dovetailed with IL placements for , and . Snchez now becomes the Orioles fourth catcher on the injured list. Its brutal timing for both the Orioles and Snchez. With so many other catching injuries on the roster, hed been thrust into the starting role and was making the most of it all with free agency just a few months away on the horizon. Snchez mightve positioned himself as a trade candidate for the Os if they end up going the sellers route, and if not, he was shaping up to be a key piece of their turnaround. With Snchez shelved for the foreseeable future, the Os will turn to a pair of recent acquisitions, and , to handle catching duties. Stallings signed a minor league deal a couple weeks back after being released by the Rockies. Jackson was just acquired from the Yankees in exchange for international bonus pool space. Both catchers will be tasked with not only trying to get going at the plate after some substantial struggles in the majors but learning a new pitching staff and building rapport on the fly. The 35-year-old Stallings hit just .151/.225/.194 in 103 plate appearances before the Rockies released him, though he did turn in a strong .263/.357/.453 line as recently as last season in Colorado. Jackson, a former No. 6 overall draft pick and top prospect, was sitting on league-average numbers in Triple-A with the Yankees but has been unable to produce in myriad big league auditions over the years. The 29-year-old has tallied 340 MLB plate appearances but managed only a .131/.224/.232 batting line with an eye-popping 41.8% strikeout rate in that time. Nicky Lopez Jersey