MLB Injury News: Impacts on Diamondbacks and Rockies

But we did get major news today, as far as injuries are concerned, in baseball. There were three significant moves in the last 24 hours that I think we should talk about, all involving major players. The first yesterday, of course, was Quetel Marte being placed on the restricted list. And they went out and lost 11 to 1. So the Diamondbacks, arguably, if Marte is not their best player, he's certainly their second best player, Corbin Carroll, I guess you could make a case for that. But they're very murky with Marte. It's the second straight year they've had an issue with him. And he was reportedly still with the team and still in Boston. And some people, I guess, said they saw him at the bar, even. I don't know if that's true or not, but that's what they said. So that's one. The second one is you can put a fork in the Rockies now. They officially did place Hunter Goodman on the injured list, who we talked about yesterday. So that's it. He's their best hitter. Rockies got absolutely smashed last night by L.A. Now it's big trouble for the Rockies. I don't think they're in the same category as the A's. But definitely that's losing a massive, massive hitter for their team. And you wonder, Joe, would they bring him even back at the end of the season? I don't know. And then the New York Yankees today put Max Fried back on the injured list. So that, I mean, it's not solving a problem. It's still a major problem. But they are getting a couple of guys back soon who will go right into the rotation. And I'm guessing if Fried or when Fried comes back, it will be end of season, final week, postseason, get him in there, let him start game two or three. So usually don't start off with a lot of injuries here, Joe. But at the top of the show, I thought those were three pretty significant ones, too. And Marte's not an injury, but it's a player not playing on a team that's charging for the playoffs. Well, it's also extremely weird because you're talking about a player who's in the middle of a six-year, $105 million contract and has a history of, don't forget, was it 2025, I believe, last year, where after the all-star break, he was asking for time off. Somebody burglarized his house. He was away from the team. They were trying to make a post. Like he has been, it's not like he's a $6 million a year guy. I mean, this is a guy making a ton of money with an absolute big impact on that lineup here. I mean, 34.9 career war with Arizona. He ranks third on the all-time franchise war leaderboard. This was not like some sort of fly-by-night player they just picked up and released. It's such a weird story, Craig. But I guess where there's smoke, there's got to be fire. There is a history of this. And it's unfortunate that it's come to this. But on the restricted list now means what? He can't be with the team. He can't be with any other team. He's still on the contract, right? Yeah, he doesn't get paid, though. So while he's on the restricted list, he can't, he doesn't get paid. And so I look, I don't know the stuff behind it. I think Tory Lovello may have said he's going for like an MRI even or something. Very, very strange story. I'm not really sure of all the details. There's been stories before that he picked days off that he didn't want to play and stuff like that, but make no mistake about it. I mean, he's made the all-star team. It feels like every year, the last few years, it's a huge blow for the Diamondbacks if he's not back for the rest of the season. Because it's not like that wild card is settled right now. You saw Philadelphia beat Miami last night. Sandy, I guess Arizona, they're saving graces. Miami lost. St. Louis lost that second game and San Diego lost two. So there was really no ground to lose. But I would say without Marte, if he's not back, that's, I mean, it's not the dagger, so to speak, for Arizona, but it does make me feel a little different about them. I mean, he's their two-hole or three-hole hitter every single night. They've got to get him back.