Joe Musgrove Injury: Padres Pitcher Fractures Toe After Dropping Kettlebell, Most Likely To Miss at least ‘a Couple Weeks’

According to the organisation, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove fractured his toe in a workout mishap. He will likely need to sit out for a while.

Joe Musgrove injury: Padres Pitcher Fractures Toe After Dropping Kettlebell, Most Likely To Miss at least ‘a Couple Weeks’

The San Diego Tribune said that Musgrove injured his big toe after dropping a kettlebell on it while working out. The newspaper predicted that Musgrove would be out for at least a month.

Musgrove won’t even start throwing again for at least 14 days, according to Padres manager Bob Melvin.

We’ll see. It’s kind of tough to forecast when you have a broken toe,’ he told reporters.

‘It’s going to be more about how it heals. Certainly if it’s a pain tolerance thing, Joe would be one of those guys that would be sooner than later. But obviously we have to evaluate how he’s feeling every day and we’ll see where we go.”

Musgrove signed a five-year, $100 million contract with the team after a strong 2022.

Musgrove, a native of San Diego, has pitched 362 1/3 innings with a 3.06 ERA for the Padres since joining his hometown team two years ago, ranking among the top starters in the league. Musgrove has outperformed the league average over his two years in San Diego by 25% when considering the stadium and offensive environment.

He had 184 strikeouts and a 2.93 ERA last year, in addition to a stellar 3.18 ERA the year before.

The Padres offence will undoubtedly be among the best in the league, but this loss severely hurts their starting lineup.

Their pitching staff quickly becomes quite small after Yu Darvish, Blake Snell, and Musgrove.

At best, Nick Martinez and Michael Wacha are subpar choices; at worst, they are downright awful.

Musgrove had a strong start to the 2022 season before a sharp decline, although he still produced 181 innings that were above average.

The Padres could be able to put together a rotation with openers and swing starters if he recovers pretty fast. The Padres could need to make another big deal if this develops into a more serious, long-lasting problem.

 

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