In a move that should have happened much sooner, Daniel Descalso was finally placed on the IL on July 27 with a bad ankle. Originally suffered during a game against the Cardinals on May 4, the injury put him out of action for one whole game and then limited him to a pinch-hitting role over his next six games. But dealing with constant discomfort got Descalso into some bad habits and ruined his offensive production.
“It’s been frustrating just trying to play through it and manage it instead of maybe resting it when I should have,” Descalso recently told Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register.