{"id":71934,"date":"2024-04-30T12:27:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T16:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=71934"},"modified":"2024-04-30T12:27:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T16:27:17","slug":"yu-darvish-returns-from-injured-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/30\/yu-darvish-returns-from-injured-list\/","title":{"rendered":"The Padres Are Set to Activate Veteran Right-Hander"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The San Diego Padres will get some much-needed pitching depth back in the fold. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/darviyu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yu Darvish<\/a>, who was out with a neck injury, will be activated from the 15-day injured list to start Tuesday&#8217;s game against the Cincinnati Reds. Darvish missed time after difficult starts against the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers. He&#8217;s ready to go after he checked out fine while throwing a bullpen session last Wednesday. Before his brief absence, the right-hander posted a 4.18 ERA and 1.27 WHIP with 22 punchouts over 23 2\/3 innings. It&#8217;s his fourth season overall with the club.<\/p>\n<p>The Padres recalled right-handed reliever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gillalo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Logan Gillaspie<\/a> from Triple-A El Paso in his place.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yu Darvish will make the start for the Padres tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/scanlbo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bob Scanlan<\/a> (@heyscan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heyscan\/status\/1785162482027470969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Yu Darvish is Set for Tuesday Return<\/h2>\n<p>Darvish, 37, ended his 2023 season with an elbow injury and has dealt with back and neck issues in the past. He was on the injured list with a neck injury in 2013. He&#8217;s in the second year of a six-year, $108 million extension with the Padres. The deal runs through the 2028 season when Darvish will be 42. The deal promised Darvish five years and an additional $90 million on top of the final $18 million he was owed under his prior contract. He&#8217;d finish eighth in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/youngcy01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cy Young<\/a> voting a season prior, compiling 194 2\/3 innings of 3.10 ERA ball.<\/p>\n<p>San Diego had to lean more on the trio of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/musgrjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Musgrove<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/ceasedy01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan Cease<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kingmi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael King<\/a>. Knuckleballer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/waldrma01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Waldron<\/a> has pitched well of late despite a minimal track record in the majors. Other rotation options included righties <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/britojh01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jhony Brito<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vasqura02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Randy Vasquez<\/a> in addition to lefties <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wolfja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jackson Wolf<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=groome000jas&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jay Groome<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Padres Still Feeling the Loss of Juan Soto<\/h3>\n<p>The Padres entered Monday&#8217;s series opener against the speedy Reds. It started off like the previous series: the Padres scored a total of 10 runs. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Phillies tallied nine home runs on their way to the sweep. San Diego<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/12\/06\/juan-soto-trade-yankees\/\" target=\"_self\"> is still feeling the loss<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=sotoju01,soto--004jua&amp;search=Juan+Soto&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juan Soto<\/a> and their unexpected waiver claim in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sanchga02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gary Sanchez<\/a>. Instead, they retained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bogaexa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Xander Bogaerts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/machama01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manny Machado<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tatisfe02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fernando Tatis Jr.<\/a> But they replaced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grishtr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trent Grisham<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/merrija01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jackson Merrill<\/a>, who is exceeding expectations as an offensive juggernaut and budding center fielder.<\/p>\n<p>The re-signing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/profaju01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jurickson Profar<\/a> has been a bigger surprise. Profar is hitting the ball harder as six of his ten extra-base hits through Sunday had come against the fastball. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/croneja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-04-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Cronenworth<\/a>, another bounce-back candidate, has been productive but unlucky at the same time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jurickson Profar is the best player on the Padres and nobody\u2019s talking about it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FtuRgLpFd7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/FtuRgLpFd7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jared_Carrabis\/status\/1785124871061557658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The greatest source of the club&#8217;s recent mediocracy comes from the three highest-paid players who are underperforming their career norms. Once Tatis, Machado and Bogaerts start hitting more, the offense could remain stuck in the middle ground.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: \u00a9 Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Diego Padres will get some much-needed pitching depth back in the fold. Yu Darvish, who was out with a neck injury, will be activated from the 15-day injured list to start Tuesday&#8217;s game against the Cincinnati Reds. Darvish missed time after difficult starts against the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers. He&#8217;s ready [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3686,"featured_media":71936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,1071,35],"tags":[1524,1625,40,1860,2133,1138,43,3111,3226,292,84],"class_list":["post-71934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-padres","category-mlb","category-news","tag-dylan-cease","tag-fernando-tatis-jr","tag-gary-sanchez","tag-joe-musgrove","tag-juan-soto","tag-jurickson-profar","tag-manny-machado","tag-michael-king","tag-trent-grisham","tag-xander-bogaerts","tag-yu-darvish"],"modified_by":"Matt Graves","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3686"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}