{"id":36945,"date":"2020-08-17T19:58:08","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T23:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=36945"},"modified":"2020-08-17T20:22:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T00:22:43","slug":"tommy-pham-heads-to-the-injured-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2020\/08\/17\/tommy-pham-heads-to-the-injured-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Pham Heads to the Injured List"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>San Diego Slugger Heads to the Injured List<\/h1>\n<p>Monday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/san-diego-padres\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Diego Padres<\/a> announced some devastating news regarding a key member of their lineup. The team announced that outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/phamth01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tommy Pham<\/strong><\/a> was headed to the Injured List. Jay Posner who covers the team for the San Diego Union-Tribune had the news on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Padres&#39; Tommy Pham has broken bone in hand, could miss rest of season <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/49DYrJIUsY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/49DYrJIUsY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wqwi1jBgxp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/wqwi1jBgxp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The San Diego Union-Tribune (@sdut) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sdut\/status\/1295401643765202944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Pham originally left Sunday&#8217;s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks after fouling back a pitch. After the game, the fear was that Pham would end up missing time and that has now been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/sports\/padres\/story\/2020-08-17\/padres-tommy-pham-broken-hamate-bone?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a> via a CT scan.<\/p>\n<h2>Tommy Pham&#8217;s Impact on the Padres Offense<\/h2>\n<p>The Padres acquired Pham from the Tampa Bay Rays this past offseason. In exchange, San Diego sent outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/renfrhu01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Hunter Renfroe<\/strong><\/a>, minor league prospect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=edward000xav\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Xavier Edwards<\/strong><\/a>, and infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=quiroz000est\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Esteban Quiroz<\/strong><\/a> to Tampa Bay. Aside from Pham, San Diego also received utilityman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/croneja01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jake Cronenworth<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One of the reasons why San Diego targeted Pham was because they saw an obvious hole in left field. Pham helped fill that void for the team and also gives the Padres a bat that could spark the offense. After all, Pham finished last season with the Rays batting .273\/.369\/.450 over 654 plate appearances.<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition made a lot of sense, especially when coupled with the other core members on the Padres roster. Shortstop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tatisfe02.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Fernando Tatis Jr.<\/strong><\/a> is a significant part of that core as is first baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hosmeer01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Eric Hosmer<\/strong><\/a> and third baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/machama01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Manny Machado<\/strong><\/a>. When those four hitters are healthy and performing at their best, it gives the Padres a lineup that other teams truly fear.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, while the aforementioned Hunter Renfroe gave the Padres a lot of power, he was a high strikeout type of hitter. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/players\/hunter-renfroe\/15464\/stats?position=OF\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Renfroe<\/a> accumulated a strikeout percentage of 31.2% over 494 plate appearances in 2019. In contrast, with the Rays, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/players\/tommy-pham\/2967\/stats?position=OF\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tommy Pham<\/a> had an 18.8% strikeout percentage. So essentially, Pham helped to diversify the Padres offense and give them someone who could get on base at a higher clip rather than simply a big swing-and-miss type of bat.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>In the end, the loss of Pham is a significant one for San Diego. Add to the fact that Padres closer Kirby Yates hit the Injured List on Sunday and it&#8217;s concerning what the remainder of the season could look like for the team. Going into play Monday, San Diego is currently in the midst of a five-game losing streak. If the team hopes to capture a playoff spot and be a true threat in the National League West, then the aforementioned Fernando Tatis Jr., Eric Hosmer, and Manny Machado must find a way to carry the offense with Pham out of the fold for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>Main Image<br \/>\n<a id=\"ZzL9xXmhQxtpSwNciyR1_w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1266515166\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ZzL9xXmhQxtpSwNciyR1_w',sig:'7y9l2soJPp58d6rVBgYAhWjGRGOYfGcwUb0gO8Rt3ds=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1266515166',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Diego Slugger Heads to the Injured List Monday, the San Diego Padres announced some devastating news regarding a key member of their lineup. The team announced that outfielder Tommy Pham was headed to the Injured List. Jay Posner who covers the team for the San Diego Union-Tribune had the news on Twitter. 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