The Yankees have once again found themselves riddled with injuries only a third of the way through the 60 game season.
David Cone said it best on Thursday afternoon’s game against the Rays: “The Yankees’ version of 2020 is telling 2019 to hold my beer at this point.”
After the big three of Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge and DJ LeMahieu went on the Injured List, along with Tommy Kahnle, Kyle Higashioka and Zack Britton, three more players were added on Friday.
The #Yankees have placed Gleyber Torres, James Paxton & Luis Avilán on the injured list: pic.twitter.com/aY6bCK5tXC
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) August 21, 2020
Gleyber Torres was removed from Thursday’s game with some tightness in the leg and sent for an MRI. Images reveled grade one strains — the least severe — on both the left quad and hamstring.
Next, James Paxton complained of some forearm and elbow tightness after his last pitch of the game and was also sent for an MRI. His images showed a grade one strain of the left forearm flexor, so it appears he dodged a bullet as this appears to be a muscular problem and not related to the ulnar collateral ligament in the elbow.
Finally, Luis Avilán was sent for an MRI after giving up game winning run to the Rays in the late innings. The MRI showed left shoulder inflammation.
Yankee fans might be freaking out, but Aaron Boone seemed pretty optimistic during a WFAN interview today.
Boone on WFAN: “We’ve been hard-hit here in the last week to 10 days. I do feel like we’re equipped to handle it. In some of the cases, we’re getting some better news than maybe we expected. We’re hoping that we avoided serious situations with Gleyber, Paxton and Avilán.”
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) August 21, 2020
It feels like the Yankees injured list goes on forever. With Luis Severino and Kahnle both dealing with Tommy John recovery, the IL count is currently at 10 — almost half a roster.
Yankees on IL:
– Luis Severino
– James Paxton
– Tommy Kahnle
– Zack Britton
– Luis Avilan
– Kyle Higashioka
– Giancarlo Stanton
– Aaron Judge
– DJ LeMahieu
– Gleyber Torres— New York Yankees Stats (@nyyankeesstats) August 21, 2020
Although it’s good news that Judge is coming back soon, it still feels like “Next Man Up” almost everywhere else on the diamond.
