Jarrod Saltalamacchia went on the 15 day disabled list yesterday with a strained left neck retro to July 12th as announced by General Manager Dave Stewart in an official press release.
Before going on the D.L, Salty was hitting .318 (7-22) with 3 doubles, an RBI, and 4 walks. He had just been finding a groove lately after struggling in the beginning of the season.
In 29 games with the Marlins and Dbacks before this recent run, he hit .167 (15-90) with just 2 doubles, 2 home runs, and 5 RBI’s.
This will likely mean more playing time for rookie catcher Oscar Hernandez.