Royals To Place Ryan Bergert On Injured List With Forearm Tightness

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Royals starter  is headed to the 15-day injured list, manager Matt Quatraro told reporters (via ). The rookie right-hander reported forearm tightne s during his standard bullpen se sion between starts. Itll bring an early end to the 25-year-olds debut season.  , who to sed an inning in relief of  during tonights win over Seattle, will start on Friday against the Blue Jays. A series of rotation injuries sealed the Royals fate on the outside of the playoff picture. Ragans made his first start in more than three months. Patty Mills Jersey   has been out for three weeks with a back i sue. An off-field concu sion cost  a start. The Royals have dropped to 76-76 and figure to be officially eliminated from postseason contention by the end of the weekend.  As a result, theyll play things cautiously with Bergert. Kansas City acquired him and  from the Padres for backup catcher  in an under-the-radar deadline deal. Bergert allowed one or two runs in each of his first six starts in a K.C. uniform. His final two outings were le s impre sive. The Guardians tagged him for eight runs in 3 1/3 frames on September 8, and he surrendered three runs in four innings in Philadelphia on Saturday.  Its not the manner in which Bergert hoped to close the year. He had a promising season overall, turning in a 3.66 ERA while striking out 22.6% of batters faced over 76 1/3 innings. The West Virginia product has yet to reach a year of service time. A suming hes healthy, hell head into Spring Training with a shot at his first Opening Day roster. K.C. currently has a projected rotation of Ragans, Lugo, Wacha,  and  going into next season. Bergert, Kolek,  and  could compete alongside an offseason acquisition or two to be the top depth arm in the event of a Spring Training injury.  Davis Bertans Jersey