"Ryan Jeffers left Friday night's game with a head injury, and the diagnosis has now gotten worse. What was originally called just a head contusion has turned worse for Ryan Jeffers. He now has a full-blown concussion and is being placed on the injured list. It was unlikely that Jeffers would have reached a new career-high in games played this season. He sits at 114 with the team having just 20 to go."
"The catching situation is now grave for Baldelli. Despite Jhonny Pereda having previously been promoted, he went unused behind the dish. Instead the Twins have opted to look at Mickey Gasper and his abysmal 35 OPS+. Now Pereda and Gasper are the only catchers on the roster, and for 20 games Baldelli will have no one else to turn to. Christian Vazquez would like to return from an emergency surgery spurned by an infection, but time has all but run out."
The Minnesota Twins are enduring their longest losing streak after being routed by the White Sox and losing to the Royals. The front office executed a trade-deadline teardown that left the roster thin and forced Rocco Baldelli to rely on subpar depth. Multiple injuries have compounded the problem, including catcher Ryan Jeffers suffering a concussion and being placed on the injured list, likely ending his season. Jeffers has a .262/.353/.394 slash with nine homers and 1.9 fWAR. Catching depth is dire: promoted Jhonny Pereda went unused, Mickey Gasper has a 35 OPS+, and Christian Vazquez’s emergency surgery recovery is unlikely to be timely.
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