Jonathan India has been placed on the 10-day injured list retroactive to August 30 with a sprained left wrist. Jac Caglianone was activated in a corresponding move and Carter Jensen and Luinder Avila were promoted with roster expansion. India has struggled offensively and defensively, hitting .232/.324/.342 with eight homers in 532 plate appearances and a career-low .274 BABIP. His role shifted from early-season utility to exclusively second base or DH since mid-May, and he was dropped from leadoff to lower lineup spots. Kansas City plans to use Adam Frazier, Michael Massey, and Nick Loftin at second while India is sidelined.
The Royals announced that second baseman Jonathan India has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to August 30, with a sprained left wrist. Kansas City activated Jac Caglianone from his own IL stint in a corresponding move. They also finalized the previously announced promotions of catching prospect Carter Jensen and reliever Luinder Avila with the roster expansion. It's not clear how long the Royals expect India to be sidelined.
India carries a .232/.324/.342 slash with eight home runs across 532 plate appearances. His plate discipline has been fine, but a career-low .274 average on balls in play hasn't done him any favors. It's trending to be the worst season of his five years in the big leagues. India isn't a great defender, so the below-average offense has left him around replacement level overall. He's trending towards a non-tender for what'd be his final year of arbitration.
Kansas City will have Adam Frazier and Michael Massey cover second base while India is sidelined. The righty-swinging Nick Loftin could also see some time there against left-handed pitching. Frazier has proven a nice deadline pickup, batting .307 in 33 games since the Royals acquired him from Pittsburgh. Massey and Loftin have had poor seasons. Massey has at least collected hits in five of six games since returning from an ankle sprain that cost him two months,
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