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Phillies second baseman Jean Segura<\/strong> will need to undergo surgery after fracturing his finger during last night’s loss to the Giants, manager Joe Girardi announced to reporters (including Alex Coffey of the Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a>). The team expects him to be sidelined for 10-12 weeks.<\/p>\n

The Phils just placed Segura on the 10-day injured list this afternoon, but it’s a virtual inevitability he’ll head to the 60-day version whenever the club needs a 40-man roster spot. It’s a brutal blow for the Phils, who are off to a disappointing 21-29 start. Philadelphia had another big offseason in an attempt to snap a decade-long playoff drought, but they’re already facing an uphill battle in the standings and will now have to play without a key regular for most of the year.<\/p>\n

Segura has started 43 of the Phils’ 50 games this season. The contact-hitting second baseman had been having a solid year, carrying a .275 \/ .324 \/ .407 line through 179 trips to the plate. He has popped six home runs and swiped eight bases, making him one of the team’s more productive all-around position players. He’s in the final guaranteed year of his deal, and the club holds a $ 17MM option on his services di lui for 2023 with a $ 1MM buyout.<\/p>\n

With Segura out, second base seems likely to fall to a combination of rookie Bryson Stott<\/strong> and utilityman Johan Camargo<\/strong> for the time being. The former is one of the top young players in the Phillies’ system, but he’s struggled to a .123 \/ .179 \/ .151 line through his first 78 MLB plate appearances. Stott has hit very well in the minors and the Phils no doubt anticipate better results at the big league level, but he also only has 19 games of Triple-A experience under his belt.<\/p>\n

Camargo has a much larger body of work in the majors. He’s a versatile infield defender with decent contact skills from both sides of the plate, but he’s not offered much in the way of offensive production since a strong 2018 season with the division-rival Braves. Camargo hit .212 \/ .260 \/ .361 in just shy of 400 trips to the plate between 2019-21, and the Braves cut him loose at the end of last season. He signed a one-year deal with Philly over the winter and has a .248 \/ .318 \/ .350 mark in 40 games.<\/p>\n

The Phillies also have 25-year-old Nick Maton<\/strong> on the 40-man roster. The left-handed hitter posted a .256 \/ .323 \/ .385 line through his first 131 big league plate appearances last season. He’s yet to play in the majors this year, though he was recalled today from Triple-A Lehigh Valley after starting the season with a .241 \/ .360 \/ .462 line there. Prospect Luis Garcia<\/strong>who has yet to reach Double-A, is the only other primary infielder on the 40-man roster aside from the presumptive starting group of Rhys Hoskins<\/strong>, Alec Bohm<\/strong> and Didi Gregorius<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

With Segura facing an extended absence, it’s not of the question the Phils look to the trade market for some additional help. It’s rare to see trades of consequence this early in June, but president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski and his staff di lui could look externally for a more proven solution.<\/p>\n

Teams like the Nationals and Reds have virtually no chance of reaching the playoffs this season, and they’ve each got second basemen who are headed for free agency at the end of the year (old friend C\u00e9sar Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> and Brandon Drury<\/strong>, respectively). Seattle’s Adam Frazier<\/strong> could also find himself on the move as an impending free agent, but the M’s aren’t likely to make that kind of deal unless they’re still far out of contention closer to the trade deadline.<\/p>\n

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