Twins place C.J. Cron on injured list

Minnesota Twins first baseman C.J. Cron has been placed on the 10-day injured list with right thumb inflammation.

What It Means:

We do not know how severe the injury is, but this is a blow to the Twins. Cron is hitting .266/.326/.495 with 17 home runs and 54 RBI this season.

Our models project Cron to hit .259 with 13 home runs and 38 RBIs over 268 remaining plate appearances this season.