The Oakland A’s placed outfielder Yoenis Céspedes on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 7 with a strained muscle in his left hand, the club announced today. To take his place on the roster, the A’s recalled outfielder Michael Taylor.
Cespedes was batting .245 with five home runs and a team-leading 21 RBI in 28 games with the A’s before he was scratched from the starting lineup Tuesday night against Toronto. He leads Major League rookies in RBI and stolen bases (4) and is tied for the lead in home runs. Céspedes is eligible to be reinstated May 22.
Taylor began the season at Triple-A Sacramento and was batting .347 with 13 doubles, two home runs and 18 RBI in 23 games when he was recalled by Oakland May 4. He went 3 for 16 (.188) with one double and no RBI in four games with the A’s, including three starts in right field and one in left field, before he was optioned to Sacramento yesterday. Taylor did not appear in a game with the River Cats following his option.
The complete 2012 statistics for Taylor follow:
|
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
CS |
SLG |
OBP |
|
| Sacramento (AAA) |
.347 |
23 |
95 |
15 |
33 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
7 |
13 |
6 |
2 |
.547 |
.390 |
| OAKLAND |
.188 |
4 |
16 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
.250 |
.188 |