Mar 5, 2023; North Port, Florida, USA; New York Yankees beginning pitcher Carlos Rodon (55) throws a pitch throughout the first inning in opposition to the Atlanta Braves at CoolToday Park. / Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Here’s an up-to-date tracker on the Yankees’ accidents…
Mar. 9, 11:36 a.m.
Carlos Rodon has a gentle pressure in his left forearm and can start the common season on the IL, GM Brian Cashman instructed reporters.
Rodon won’t throw for seven-to-10 days.
He made his first spring coaching begin on March 5, permitting 5 runs on six hits in 2.0 innings.
“I might go on the market and carry out,” Rodon instructed reporters. “But am I acting at my finest and the way lengthy am I going to final all through the season if I proceed down this highway? I’m not right here to pitch till the All-Star break. I’m right here to pitch properly into October,” Rodon mentioned, through MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch. “If this was down the stretch, yeah, I’d be going for positive. If it is October 5 or the ALDS, I’m taking the ball.”
Once Rodon is cleared to throw, he should advance from flat floor to the mound after which take part in rehab video games.
Cashman famous that “in an ideal world,” Rodon would be capable of return sooner or later in April.
In addition to Rodon, relievers Lou Trivino (elbow pressure) and Tommy Kahnle (biceps tendinitis) will even start the common season on the IL.
Mar. 8, 9:54 a.m.
Right-handed pitcher Frankie Montas, who had surgical procedure on his proper labrum late final month, instructed reporters that he “for positive” expects to pitch once more this season.
Montas mentioned the he’ll start enjoying catch in about 9 or 10 weeks.
Once the 29-year-old is cleared to throw, he should advance to throwing on the mound earlier than starting his full ramp-up.
In the occasion Montas begins enjoying catch close to the top of May, he would probably not be able to pitch in video games till August.
Mar. 5, 5:10 p.m.
Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone instructed reporters on Sunday that reliever Tommy Kahnle is at present not throwing attributable to proper bicep tendonitis. The right-hander remains to be seven days from throwing after being placed on a 10-day pause.
Boone added that point stays for the 33-year-old to return earlier than the beginning of the common season.
Kahnle returned to the Yankees this offseason after pitching to a 2.84 ERA in 13 appearances with the Dodgers final season.
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March 1, 11 a.m.
Catching prospect Austin Wells instructed reporters Wednesday he fractured his twelfth rib and the staff is growing a therapy plan.
Wells, who underwent an MRI on Tuesday, believes he may have 7-10 days of no baseball exercise earlier than there’s a plan in place. This sort of harm often takes 6-8 weeks to heal.
Feb. 22, 2:30 p.m.
Ben Rortvedt has been shut down for a month after he had surgical procedure to deal with an aneurysm in an artery close to his left shoulder.
Feb. 19, 10:45 a.m.
Nestor Cortes will not pitch within the World Baseball Classic attributable to a hamstring harm, however will he be able to go come the the beginning of the common season?
The lefty was requested simply that on Sunday morning, saying it is a “risk” that he’ll be prepared for his first begin.
“Yeah, I believe it’s a risk,” Cortes mentioned. “The hamstring is usually a little tough typically, however I believe we’ve carried out an excellent job of taking good care of it and being on prime of it each single day to be as prepared as doable.”
Cortes threw off the mound on Friday, which was an earlier return to motion than anticipated.
Feb. 17, 11:30 a.m.
Yankees beginning pitcher Nestor Cortes returned to the mound in Tampa on Friday morning.
Aaron Boone and pitching coach Matt Blake seemed on throughout the bullpen session.
As reported by SNY’s Andy Martino, the left-hander was initially scheduled to overlook a number of weeks of throwing off of a mound with a proper hamstring tweak that saved him out of the World Baseball Classic.
Feb. 15, 1:10 p.m.
Aaron Boone introduced that right-hander Frankie Montas will bear shoulder surgical procedure on Feb. 21, with the best-case situation being that he returns “late within the season.”
“It’s been a pair completely different shutdowns the place he was getting constructed up, after which he went out and noticed [Dr. Neal ElAttrache] who cleared him to go once more, he was constructing again up, and nonetheless wasn’t fairly proper, so went again and now we’ve gotten to the purpose the place they’re going to go in,” Boone mentioned. “They’ll scope it after which we’ll have a greater concept of the timeframe as soon as that occurs on the twenty first, after which hopefully he’s right here a number of days later.
“Best case is he could be again late within the season, however we’re actually going to know loads after the twenty first.”
Montas, 29, was acquired in a midseason commerce with the Oakland A’s final yr, pitching to a 6.35 ERA in eight common season begins for New York.
In brighter information, Boone mentioned that he expects that Nestor Cortes might be prepared for Opening Day. The lefty is coping with a hamstring subject that can maintain him out of the World Baseball Classic.
Boone additionally expects DJ LeMahieu to be prepared for the season. The utility man handled a fractured toe for an excellent a part of the 2022 season, however he didn’t find yourself having surgical procedure.
Feb. 15, 12:20 p.m.
Yankees right-handed pitcher Frankie Montas, who was already anticipated to overlook the primary month or so of the season attributable to a shoulder harm, would possibly want surgical procedure to right the problem.
Montas remains to be present process testing on the shoulder, pitching coach Matt Blake instructed reporters on Wednesday, indicating that Montas goes by means of the method with docs.
If Montas requires surgical procedure, it’s unclear what sort of surgical procedure it will be and the way lengthy he may be out.
Feb. 13, 1:25 p.m.
Yankees beginning pitcher Nestor Cortes will miss the upcoming World Baseball Classic after tweaking his proper hamstring.
The left-hander mentioned he has a grade 2 hamstring pressure and won’t throw off a mound for a number of weeks (although he’s nonetheless throwing on flat floor).
As far as a timetable for his return, Cortes isn’t ruling out the potential for being prepared for the primary week of the common season.
“It’s undoubtedly doable to start out the season off wholesome and within the rotation,” he instructed reporters.
Cortes handled a groin harm in late August of final season, touchdown him on the IL, after which exited Game 4 of the ALCS in opposition to the Houston Astros attributable to a groin harm.
