During the offseason, new president of baseball operations didn’t do a ton to put his thumb on the scale when it came to reshaping their major league roster, but he did make three notable trades.
The headline-grabbing one featured MacKenzie Gore. The Nationals shipped him to the Texas Rangers for five top 30 prospects, and that deal is looking like a massive win for Washington at this point in time. But that came after two other trades, as Toboni also acquired star catching prospect Harry Ford and right-handed pitcher Luis Perales in separate deals.
Perales was the first trade of the Toboni era. He dealt high-floor prospect Jake Bennett for the high-ceiling Perales. And during spring training, Nationals fans got a glimpse at why that deal was made. But unfortunately, the 23-year-old hasn’t hit the ground running with Triple-A Rochester. And now, he’s been placed on the injured list.
Luis Perales Gets Placed on Seven-Day Injured List
Per his MiLB player transactions page, the Rochester Red Wings moved him to the IL on May 22. No reason was given, but Allsports Roc shared postgame comments from manager Matthew Lecroy following Perales’ last outing on May 17 where he discussed the fact that Perales was hit on the side of his throwing hand/wrist during the game.
At the time, Lecroy said things were positive since Perales was able to move his hand. But it seems like further evaluations caused them to put the starter on the shelf for a bit. If he recovers well and there are no setbacks, then he should be eligible to return on May 29.
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