What It Means:

Pence has been dealing with a sore thumb and with it not getting any better, he needs to sit out a while, hence the DL stint. The team hopes he will be better and able to be activated when first eligible. Mac Williamson was called up from Triple-A in a corresponding move.

Before the injury, numberfire's models had Pence hitting .271 with 15 homers and 61 RBI in 460 plate appearances the rest of the season. An extended stint will no doubt reduce those numbers.