Michael

Siani

While Siani is activated, he won’t be active Sunday. The outfielder will join the team Monday for their series against the Brewers. Siani has missed close to a month with his right oblique strain.

If all goes well with those two games, there’s a chance that Siani could rejoin the Cardinals when rosters expand on Sunday. The 25-year-old outfielder has been sidelined since early August due to a right oblique strain.

The 25-year-old outfielder has gone from hitting off of a tee to taking swings against flips from the coaching staff. He has also resumed throwing and has started to do light defensive drills. There’s still no clear timeline for his potential return to the Cardinals’ outfield, but he is taking strides in the right direction.

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol told reporters Siani has yet to resume taking swings, so it seems unlikely he’ll be back before September. The 25-year-old defensive ace hit the injured list back in early August with a moderate right oblique strain. His extended absence has created an opportunity for both Jordan Walker and Victor Scott II at the highest level.

As expected, Siani will land on the injured list with the oblique strain that he suffered during Saturday’s contest against the Cubs. He’s going to miss a couple of weeks at a minimum and it could be longer than that depending on the Grade of the strain. Victor Scott II was recalled from Triple-A Memphis in a corresponding move on Sunday to add depth in the outfield while Siani is sidelined.

Siani was removed from the game against the Cubs on Saturday with tightness in his right oblique, and the Cardinals won’t have the outfielder available for the next week-plus. Woo reports that St. Louis will call up Victor Scott to take Siani’s place on the roster. Scott has big-time speed, but hasn’t hit well enough to suggest fantasy significance.

The 25-year-old outfielder had been 0-for-3 with three strikeouts on the day prior to exiting. No word yet on the extent of the injury, or how long the Cardinals expect him to be sidelined for. Oblique injuries are notoriously tricky though and it wouldn’t be surprising at all to see him land on the injured list.

Gondalez is a 17-year-old currently pitching in the Dominican Summer League. It’s kind of surprising the Dodgers paid such a significant price for Edman in light of the wrist injury that’s kept him out all year, but if he’s right — and they obviously must believe he is — he’ll be great to have around as an option in center and at both middle infield spots. He doesn’t excel against righties, but he’s always been adequate enough against them to perform as a decent regular. Edman is currently four games into a second rehab stint, and if all goes as hoped, he could be activated within a week. With Edman gone from St. Louis, it looks like Michael Siani will spend the rest of the season as a starter. Depending on exactly how they want to line things up, James Outman or Andy Pages could be sent down by the Dodgers once Edman returns.

Siani was removed from Saturday’s game after he bruised his left elbow after being hit by a pitch. He then sat out Sunday’s game as a precautionary measure. All is well now though, and he’ll return to patrol center field and will bat ninth against Braves’ right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach on Friday evening in Atlanta.

Siani was replaced in center field by Dylan Carlson to open the fourth inning with the Cardinals leading the division-rival Cubs by nine runs at the time. The 24-year-old defensive wizard was hit by a pitch during his first at-bat of the contest and there wasn’t really much of a reason to keep him in there during a one-sided affair. He’s presumably day-to-day for now.