The hits keep coming for the St. Louis Cardinals, as Lance Lynn will be out for at least two weeks with a forearm injury.
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Lynn Placed on DL
Friday, June 12
The Cardinals announced that Lynn was placed on the 15-day-disabled list, retroactive to June 8, and recalled Tyler Lyons to replace him.
Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said Lynn "probably could have pitched" through the injury but the team wanted to err on the side of caution, per Jennifer Langosch of MLB.com.
Per USA Today's Bob Nightengale, Mozeliak hopes Lynn will be able to return after 15 days before hyping the right-hander's replacement:
According to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Cardinals' current rotation has just one player who made at least 20 starts in 2014:
Lynn has been his usual solid self for the Cardinals this season, posting a 3.07 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 73.1 innings. Tyler Lyons struggled in three earlier MLB starts with a 5.54 ERA in 13 innings, but he did right the ship in Triple-A with a 2.61 ERA and 56 strikeouts against nine walks in 48.1 innings.
The Cardinals have been fighting injuries all year, with Matt Adams on the 60-day disabled list and Adam Wainwright out for the season. Matt Holliday was also recently placed on the 15-day disabled list.
With all those injuries, it's easy to understand why the Cardinals would want to be cautious with Lynn. It also helps they have baseball's best record entering play on Friday (39-21) and can afford to let player's wounds heal properly without risking further complications.
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