#1 My catcher, Sean Murphy, strains his oblique in his first game and goes on the IL. I have to pick up Elias Diaz to catch for the next few weeks. Hmm...
#2 Without making a single start, Eury Perez ends his season with an elbow injury, which will require Tommy John Surgery. Luckily, I have a lot of good pitchers in my IL slots, so my pitching should be fine once they heal, but for now, I'll have to replace Perez with Reid Detmers.
On the bright side, I made a good trade with one of the other teams. I swapped three pitchers (Michael Wacha, Triston McKenzie, and pickup Logan Allen), plus an injured Nate Lowe, for Yandy Diaz and Isaac Paredes, solidifying my offense for the time being. The trade left me with two empty spots on my roster, so I added John Schreiber and Giovanny Gallegos as free agents. I also grabbed reliever Ben Joyce (who reportedly can throw 105) to fill my NA spot, and dropped Will Smith to get Steven Matz. I like the way my team is looking, especially for the long run.
