The move will be retroactive to April 13th, so the LA Angels won’t have Skaggs back until next Tuesday at the earliest. The injury happened on a bunt against the Cubs, when Skaggs planted his foot awkwardly and saw a sudden drop in velocity.
I took a rudimentary video over @RhettBollinger shoulder of the play Skaggs got hurt on. Skaggs’ left leg landed a tad awkwardly and he hopped off. Seems slight. His fastball velo dropped to 87 mph (was around 91-92) two pitches later because he couldn’t push off well. pic.twitter.com/88ZDPqv4uN
While the Angels are lucky it’s only a short trip to the IL for Skaggs, they’ll still need to fill the void as best as possible.