Fans of Teoscar Hernandez got some exciting news on Friday afternoon when he appeared in Cleveland and starting taking batting practice. Unfortunately his promotion to the big league club means someone else has to go, and that someone is former AL MVP, Josh Donaldson.
As you’re likely aware of by now, Donaldson has been dealing with an ailing shoulder throughout the regular season, an issue that plagued him throughout spring training as well, which they’ve simply called “dead arm”. The situation has improved since Opening Day against the Yankees when he looked like he was in big trouble, but obviously not enough to keep him in the lineup on a regular basis, even with regular DH Kendrys Morales also on the DL.