Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider announces brutal update on Anthony Santander
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Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider announces to the media that Anthony Santander is still far from a return to the team.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that Santander (shoulder) isn't expected to resume swinging a bat for at least a couple more weeks, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet reports.
Anthony Santander (shoulder) not swinging and won't begin swinging for another couple weeks. John Schneider says he's hopeful Santander will play again this season.
The Athletic's correspondent Mitch Bannon confirmed the new.
Anthony Santander is still «weeks away» from swinging a bat, Schneider said. #BlueJays
Anthony Santander is still a couple of weeks away from swing a bat and will be week to week
Schneider noted that he's hopeful Santander will play again this season, but the 30-year-old clearly hasn't progressed as well as the Blue Jays had hoped since he was placed on the injured list May 30 due to left shoulder inflammation.
Anthony Santander is still a couple of weeks away from hitting and he'll he evaluated «week to week» from here, John Schneider says. There's still some inflammation in his shoulder. For a week-to-week issue, there aren't a ton of weeks left. #BlueJays
Even if Santander is cleared to ramp up his hitting progression within the next few weeks, he's still likely to require an extended minor-league rehab assignment after that.
Anthony Santander is with the team. John Schneider said he is at least a couple of weeks away from swinging a bat.
With that in mind, a mid-to-late-August return may represent a best-case scenario for Santander, and the uncertainty of his timeline makes him difficult to warrant stashing in most redraft leagues that have limited injured reserve spots.
Santander has not played a game since May 30 when he was placed on the injured list with left shoulder inflammation.
At the time, Santander was slashing just .179/.273/.304 with six home runs and a .577 OPS.
Through his first 178 plate appearances with the Blue Jays, he has hit only six home runs and five doubles, producing an underwhelming .315 slugging percentage.
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