MILWAUKEE — No information is, properly, simply no information. The Yankees have the outcomes of the MRI on Frankie Montas’ troublesome proper shoulder, however they’re ready for group docs to learn them earlier than making a call on what occurs with the right-hander. A stint on the injured checklist remains to be a chance, Aaron Boone mentioned Sunday morning.
“It’s possible. I mean, that’s speculating,” the Yankees’ supervisor mentioned earlier than Sunday’s sequence finale in opposition to the Brewers at American Family Field. “We were waiting on Dr. Ahmad to weigh in on this.” Montas complained of an “impingement,” after his begin right here Friday evening. That was the identical subject that had the 29-year outdated sidelined from July 3-21 with the A’s this season, proper earlier than the Yankees traded for him.
Montas mentioned that he seems like this isn’t as severe as his earlier shoulder subject as a result of, he awoke on Saturday feeling higher than anticipated.
“When I woke up, I thought it was gonna be worse, but it was just normal soreness from pitching,” Montas mentioned Saturday evening. “So I felt like it’s nothing crazy.”
Since coming to the Yankees, Montas has been lower than spectacular. The Yankees added the 29-year-old right-hander the on the commerce deadline with the playoff rotation in thoughts, particularly due to his monitor report in opposition to the Astros and the Rays. So far, he has a 6.41 ERA in eight begins with the Bombers.
Boone mentioned that Friday after the sport was the primary time Montas mentioned something to them about his shoulder.
The Yankees would truly be OK if Montas needed to go on the IL with Domingo German accessible to slide again into the rotation. The right-hander was moved to the bullpen this weekend in anticipation of Luis Severino getting back from the injured checklist on Wednesday.
OUTFIELD MOVES
The Yankees count on to have Harrison Bader in heart subject on Tuesday evening once they open a sequence with the Pirates at Yankee Stadium.
“I don’t want to say definitely, but that’s the way it’s looking,” Boone mentioned. “If he gets through today, he will likely be in there Tuesday.”
Bader, who’s on a minor league rehab project, was acquired on the commerce deadline to beef up the Bombers outfield protection. The Yankees traded for him realizing that he was on the injured checklist with plantar fasciitis.
“He will be the best defensive center fielder you have seen play for them,” one rival American League scout mentioned. “He will make their pitching better and he will make them a better defensive team.”
Bader’s return means the Yankees will transfer Aaron Judge again to proper subject, the place they prefer to preserve him as a result of there’s much less put on and tear on his legs. It opens up a spot at left subject with Andrew Benintendi on the injured checklist after surgical procedure to take away the hook of his hamate bone.
Aaron Hicks has performed 47 video games at left subject this season and Sunday morning, outfield coach Luis Rojas was working with rookie Oswaldo Cabrera in left subject.
“There will be competition for that. Hicks obviously played there a lot, he’ll continue to get those opportunities. We’re working with Cabrera out there too, a little bit,” Boone mentioned. “We’ll just kind of see and as we get healthier here, we’ll try and find someone who can really spark us out there.”
BANGED UP
Jose Trevino was out of the lineup for the second straight sport after taking a foul ball off his proper knee Friday evening. Boone indicated that the catcher may very well be accessible off the bench, however he’d relatively give him a break day.
“He’s better today. He’s still a little beat up from the foul balls he’s been taking,” Boone mentioned. “So, I just wanted to give them an extra day here going into the off day. Hopefully, he’ll be a backup option for us, if we need them at some point today.”
Boone mentioned he would have solely used him in an emergency state of affairs on Saturday.
Marwin Gonzalez, who left Saturday evening’s sport after being hit within the facet of the pinnacle by catcher Victor Caratini, is “doing better,” Boone mentioned. He was additionally out of the lineup, however that was anticipated with Anthony Rizzo returning Sunday.
MAKING MOVES
To make room on the 28-man roster for Rizzo to come back off the injured checklist, the Yankees optioned outfielder Estevan Florial. … Right-hander Scott Effross allowed two runs on a house run and two doubles in his rehab project with Triple-A Scranton Sunday. He may very well be again from the IL as quickly as Wednesday, Boone mentioned. Albert Abreu additionally started a minor league rehab project Sunday with Double-A Somerset.
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