What It Means:

Carpenter was fielding grounders and throwing to first base on Friday, but he is yet to swing the bat since going down with his oblique injury. He is shooting for a return in early August, but it will likely be closer to the middle of the month until he returns to big league games.

Carpenter is sporting a massive .414 wOBA and .270 ISO on the year, while his 3.18 nERD ranks ninth in the majors. He's logged 14 jacks and 53 RBI's with a .568 slugging percentage across 351 appearances at the plate.