Brewers: Chase Anderson placed on 10-day DL
By Bill Pivetz
The Brewers placed their best pitcher on the DL Wednesday night. Chase Anderson may miss more than the minimum time with an oblique injury.
The Milwaukee Brewers are taking advantage of a poor Chicago Cubs team as they sit in first place in the National League Central. The offense is clicking and the bullpen is solid but it’s the starting pitching that is giving the most fantasy value. The team will lose their best starting pitcher in Chase Anderson for a minimum of two weeks.
It’s yet another pitcher to add to a loooooong list to injured pitchers in just the first three months of the season. Anderson is also a good pitcher that will be a significant amount of time.
He left Wednesday’s game with a strained left oblique muscle that he suffered on a swing while batting. Anderson made it through only the first inning before leaving the game. He will be placed on the 10-day DL but the likelihood that he misses more time is great.
MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy suggests that he will miss upwards of a month.
Brewers will place Chase Anderson on the DL and he faces a long absence. Said it felt like he got stabbed on first swing.
— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) June 29, 2017
MLB Trade Rumor‘s Steve Adams wrote that oblique strains lead to a four-to-six week absence. Cole Hamels missed close to eight weeks last season with a similar injury. Tyler Skaggs was diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain and “was given a projected recovery time of 10 to 12 weeks.”
This is a big blow to Anderson and the Brewers. He was on pace for a breakout season. Before this recent outing, Anderson posted a 2.92 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 8.5 K/9, 2.7 BB/9 and 6-2 record in 15 starts. He had 84 strikeouts, 27 walks and eight home runs in 89.1 innings.
Despite going undrafted in ESPN leagues, Anderson’s ownership percentage climbed up to 80.5 percent. With the number of injuries, I don’t expect him to be dropped right away. However, if the news comes back negative and he’s out longer than the 10-day minimum (which is likely), then I would move on from him.
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There has been no information on the severity of Anderson’s injury. Until then, if you own Anderson, you have to keep him. While no one stands out as a must-add, there are some pitchers that are worth a spot start based on the matchup.