Richie

Palacios

Palacios was expected to be a bench option for the Rays, but instead will miss at least the first two weeks of the season with the fracture. With the 27-year-old on the shelf, the Rays recalled Kameron Misner from Triple-A to take his spot on the roster.

The Rays needed the space on the roster for Richie Palacios, who is being activated off the IL. With the minor league season over, Shenton will head to the spring training complex to get more work in and try to push for a spot on the 2025 roster.

Palacios was placed on the IL on August 3rd with a sprained knee. He had been starting regularly against right-handed pitchers before getting hurt and was slashing .233/.350/.332 in 88 games with five home runs and 19 steals. In order to slide back into the lineup, he would need to push out Jonathan Aranda or Christopher Morel, which might be unlikely. Austin Shenton was sent down in a corresponding move.

Palacios has been out since Aug. 1 with a sprained right knee. He’s likely to come off the injured list for the final week of the season. Austin Shenton will probably lose his spot on the Rays once that happens.

Palacios, who landed on the injured list prior to Friday’s series opener against the Astros, will be completely shut down from baseball activities for at least the next 10-14 days. There’s optimism the versatile 27-year-old will make it back before the regular season wraps up, but there’s very little room for any sort of setback.

Palacios suffered the injury while stealing a base during Wednesday’s ballgame. It remains unclear how long exactly he’ll be shelved for. Kameron Misner was recalled from Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move on Friday to take his place on the active roster.

It’ll be Misner getting his first call up to the majors on Friday with Richie Palacios heading to the injured list with a hyperextended right knee. The 26-year-old outfielder has posted an .801 OPS with 15 homers and 27 steals this season for Triple-A Durham.

Cash says Palacios is day-to-day and the club hasn’t placed him on the injured list at this time. Palacios walked and stole his 19th base of the season on Wednesday before he needed a visit from the trainer. He stayed in and in scored a run, but was moving gingerly before ultimately leaving the game.

Palacios walked and stole his 19th base of the season, but seemed to have an issue with his knee that necessitated a visit from the Rays trainer. He stayed in the game and came around to score, but wasn’t running at 100% and was subsequently replaced in left field by the newly acquired Dylan Carlson. We’ll have an update on Palacios’ status once we know more.

No word on how long exactly the Rays expect Díaz to be away from the team, but fantasy managers should swap him out for the weekend if they have a viable replacement available. Richie Palacios will start in his place on Friday night against the Yankees and will bat leadoff against Gerrit Cole and the Yankees.