If the Yankees wanted to pivot to a more affordable utility option in the infield, prospect Jorbit Vivas would’ve been an easy transition — he was re-assigned on Monday.
The New York Yankees need to go back to the drawing board. New York has a massive hole in the starting rotation after discovering that ace Gerrit Cole will be out for at least one or two months due to an elbow injury.
A staff with 13 strikeouts in 7 innings? Yeah, let’s take a deeper dive. My colleagues and I at Baseball Prospectus recently ranked the Yankees as having the seventh-best farm system in baseball.
With DJ LeMahieu’s Opening Day status uncertain, the Yankees could use proven depth at the hot corner. Before the start of spring training, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner suggested that the team was largely done adding on the position player side of the ball and that further reinforcements would likely come in the bullpen.
LeMahieu might miss Opening Day; Snell agrees to deal with the Giants; Judge to return on Wednesday; Torre surprises Rodón and fans on Monday; three Yankees
The reigning NL Cy Young winner agreed to sign a deal with a West Coast club on Monday.
The New York Yankees have two crucial areas of their roster to button up before Opening Day in the starting rotation and the infield. It has been highly publicized that AL Cy Young ace Gerrit Cole will miss at least 1-2 months with an elbow injury.
The New York Yankees need bounce back seasons from many players all over their roster. Outside of Gerrit Cole, who won the AL Cy Young award, there really wasn't anyone who should be content with their performance on the field.
The infielder fouled a ball off his right foot recently and Aaron Boone says LeMahieu has a “pretty significant” bone bruise and won’t be playing through it for the time being. With Opening Day now just over a week away, it’s unclear if LeMahieu will be ready in time.
The Yankees have already lost Oswald Peraza this spring, and veteran infielder DJ LeMahieu suffered a significant bone bruise after fouling a ball off his right foot on Saturday.
New York Yankees southpaw Carlos Rodón was mowing down the Philadelphia Phillies left and right Monday afternoon at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. The veteran had carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, and he didn't let it die there, either. Rodón got another two outs, bringing his number of no-hit frames up to 5.2.
Former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre made an appearance on Monday at spring training. The legendary ex-leader of the ball club made the slow walk to the mound in the 6th inning to call for a pitching change.
New York Yankees third baseman DJ LeMahieu will miss some time during spring training because of a bruised right foot, manager Aaron Boone said Monday.
When will Aaron Judge return to the New York Yankees lineup? It’s a question that’s been asked for a while now, and even manager Aaron Boone hasn’t had the answer, that is until Monday.
The Yankees held their breath when starting infielder DJ LeMahieu fouled a ball off his foot on Saturday afternoon. LeMahieu was clearly in pain, dropping to one knee, and was promptly pulled from the game.
With spring training winding down over the next 10 days, the New York Yankees are starting to thin out the roster ahead of the regular season. Having already re-assigned several pitchers, the Yankees announced on Sunday afternoon that outfield prospect Everson Pereira would head back down to Triple-A Scranton.
The New York Yankees are hosting a legendary bobblehead night this upcoming season.
While far from optimal, Cole has to be comfortable with the timeline. After all, there were some initial fears that he might be facing a much more serious injury, but that is not the case at this point.
The Yankees received good news regarding the status of reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole on Thursday night.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Thursday that Judge would take swings on Friday, but the captain who turns 32 years old in April said he's taking things "day-to-day."
With Wednesday's news that Gerrit Cole will miss at least one to two months with a right elbow injury, there's now a realistic scenario that could see each hurler on the sidelines come Opening Day.
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