Rangers Place Joc Pederson On Injured List, Rule Out Cal Quantrill For Season

The Rangers made a handful of moves before tonight’s crucial series against the Mets. Designated hitter Joc Pederson lands on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to September 19, with a fracture in his left hand. Texas activated Michael Helman from the 60-day injured list and reliever Peyton Gray from the 15-day IL, optioning Adam Macko to open a spot on the pitching staff. To open a 40-man roster spot for Helman, the Rangers transferred Cal Quantrill to the 60-day injured list. Quantrill, who went on the shelf over the weekend with a lat strain, is done for the season. Pederson will miss the rest of the regular season but would be eligible return for the start of the Wild Card Series if Texas hangs onto the AL West lead. Pederson suffered a small left hand fracture when he was hit by a pitch from Brandon Pfaadt on September 12. The power-hitting DH said he hoped to play through the injury but needed to wait for the swelling to subside. That hasn’t improved as quickly as hoped, leading Texas to shut him down for the last weekend of the regular season. Today marked something of an unofficial deadline for the Rangers to make the IL call. Injured list stints can only be backdated by a maximum of three days. The Wild Card Series begins a week from now. If Texas had waited any longer to put Pederson on the shelf, they wouldn’t have been able to reinstate him for the first playoff round. More to come. View Comments (1)