NEW YORK -- Playing shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds has been a hazardous job this season.
The Reds placed Jolbert Cabrera on the 15-day disabled list Saturday and recalled right-hander Daryl Thompson from Triple-A Louisville.
Cabrera suffered a compound dislocation of his left index finger sliding headfirst into second base in Cincinnati's 4-2 win over the New York Yankees on Friday night. He became the fourth Reds shortstop on the DL this season.
Paul Janish started Saturday at shortstop for Cincinnati, which has started five different players at the position this year. Jeff Keppinger (broken left kneecap), Jerry Hairston Jr. (broken left thumb), Alex Gonzalez (compression fracture in left knee) and Cabrera are on the DL, and Juan Castro was designated for assignment in April. Gonzalez has been out all year.
Manager Dusty Baker said the rash of injuries at shortstop could force the club to examine its timetable for some of the injured infielders close to returning. Keppinger is on a rehab assignment at Louisville, and Hairston could start one soon.
"We've got to check and see how they're doing -- how they're really doing," Baker said. "There's how the player says he's feeling and doing and how those down there that are watching him say how he's doing."
Andy Phillips was available to play shortstop "in a pinch," Baker said. Second baseman Brandon Phillips also has played shortstop before.
"I talked to Brandon," Baker said. "Brandon, he said the way that position is going he is a little scared to go over there right now."
Thompson made his major league debut Saturday, starting against the Yankees. He went 3-0 with a 3.25 ERA in four starts after he was promoted to Louisville.
The Reds acquired Thompson in an eight-player deal with Washington in 2006 that sent Austin Kearns and Felipe Lopez to the Nationals.
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